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

Every couple who gets married in Paris wants a photograph in front of the Eiffel Tower. This is not a cliché problem — it is a composition problem. The Eiffel Tower exists. It is extraordinary. Whether to photograph in front of it is not the real question. But how to do it in a way […]

Iconic Paris Landmarks: How to Photograph Them Without the Clichés

Wedding photography at iconic Paris landmarks by Guillaume Gimenez

The legal reality, the regional differences, and the questions to ask before you book — what international couples planning a destination wedding in France actually need to know.

Destination Wedding in France: What International Couples Don’t Know

couple stands in arms of eachother

People ask me what a wedding day looks like from my side of the camera. The honest answer: it begins at 7am and ends sometime after midnight, and in between those two points there are perhaps thirty or forty moments of sustained, complete attention — moments where everything else falls away and the only thing […]

A Day in the Life of a Paris Wedding Photographer

Paris wedding photographer Guillaume Gimenez at work during a wedding day