Special Exposition of the Paris Pages:

A Personal View of Paris

By John Mack

The following are photographs I took while in Paris in 1978. Probably many things have changed since then, but I'm certain many of these images capture a subset of Paris culture that is still viable today. My personal commentary accompanies each image. [DISCLAIMER] You will note that for some images I cannot pinpoint the location. Perhaps you can answer the questions I pose? [ACKNOWLEDGEMENT]

List of images:

• At the Golden Cannon Bar

  This is a street scene in an old section of town, probably near St-Ouen.

• Peche Interdite

  A bucolic fishing scene in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne.

• Sheep at a Restaurant

  And other storefront photos.

• French Bread Triptych

  The ubiquitous food form of Paris! I enjoyed photographing food, eating food and photgraphing people eating food in Paris.

• Gendarme with Boats

  Very cliché image in the Jardin des Tuileries.

• VOV and Gitanes

  A still life with VOV (What is VOV anyway?)

• Pont au Change

  A couple of bridges, night and day.

• Mimes at the Beaubourg

  Street life and shenanigans a la Place G. Pompidou.

I hope it is evident that I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Paris. Also, I found Parisians to be very friendly and interesting, which is why I took so many photographs of them and their city!

I am interested in comments from Parisians regarding my photographs and the questions I pose. Also, if you take exception to any of my comments, please do not hesitate to send me a message (no flames, please!). Thank you.

I'd also like to thank Norman Barth for his encouragement and generous donation of space on this wonderful Paris WWW server!