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Notes on light, places, and the art of seeing. In French and English.

There is a particular kind of Friday evening I have come to recognise. A couple leaves London St Pancras at half past six. Two hours and fifteen minutes later, the Eurostar pulls into Gare du Nord. Paris is there, already. No airport queue. No boarding gate. No security theatre for a domestic flight to Nice. […]

Wedding Photographer for UK Couples in France — Paris, Provence & Beyond

It’s 6:47 in the morning. You’ve been awake since 4 — jet lag, or nerves, or both — and the light coming through the curtains of your room at the Shangri-La is doing something you didn’t expect. It’s not the golden-hour warmth you know from California. It’s cooler than that. More horizontal. The Eiffel Tower […]

A Wedding Photographer for American Couples in Paris — and Everything That Means

What to look for, what to ask, and what to avoid — a practical guide to choosing the right wedding photographer in France.

How to Choose Your Wedding Photographer in France

Wedding photography at Paris palace hotels, Ritz and Shangri-La, by Guillaume Gimenez