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

There is a logic to the golden hour on the French Riviera that is different from anywhere else. The Mediterranean sits to the south. The sun sets to the west. The reflection from the sea arrives from the south throughout the day, lifting shadows in a way that inland locations cannot replicate. When the golden […]

Golden Hour on the Côte d’Azur: How to Plan a Wedding Around the Light

Wedding photography on the French Riviera at golden hour by Guillaume Gimenez

Antibes is the Riviera city that photographers reach for when they want texture and history rather than glamour. The old town — the vieil Antibes — is enclosed within Roman and medieval ramparts that sit directly on the sea. Inside those walls, the streets are narrow and Baroque: ochre plaster, green shutters, stone cornices, market […]

Antibes Old Town: Wedding Photography in the Most Textured City on the Riviera

Wedding photography among lavender fields in Provence

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild is among the most exceptional wedding venues in the world. This is not hyperbole. It is a precise description of what the property offers. A Belle Époque palace on a peninsula between two seas, nine historically curated gardens. And a quality of light. The positioning of the building on the highest […]

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild: Wedding Photography at the Edge of Two Seas

Wedding photography at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild on Cap Ferrat