The Light Of Paris

The Light Of Paris, Jean Michel Berts, text by Pierre Assouline
Jean-Michel Berts, 2006
70 illustrations

Editeur: Assouline.

Dimensions: 27cm x 33cm

pages: 131

As King Francois I once said, "Paris is not a city, it's a world." Long after the swarming crowd has deserted it, after the hum and buzz of traffic has subsided, Paris still resonates with a discreet life of its own.

 

Working before sunrise and after sundown, photographer Jean-Michel Berts has created these dream-like black-and-white images, including Montmartre and the banks of the Seine. Following the Grands Boulevards and the footprints of Baudelaire, Brassa, and Huysmans, the deserted streets of Paris take on a poetic, ethereal quality. Featuring beautiful text by the French novelist Pierre Assouline, this book is a moving homage to the city of lights.

 

Each print is given ample breathing space in this volume, whose opulent trim size befits the spectacular quality of the shots.