In Paris, more than 60% of private accommodations are studios or 2 rooms. So small that it may be difficult to fit any washing machine of the market in. As a consequence, laundromat cropped up all over the streets of the French capital. Who knows how many hours students spend every day in those soapy, strip lighted, whirring rooms ?
Like in most Asian main cities, Hong Kong is swarmed with taxis. The red vehicles travel along the island streets, waiting for night birds to hail them for a direct ride to their beds.
This example found in the streets of London shows how basic advertising technics, such as typography, can impact audience more than any fancy picture on a 8m² billboard.
I found again this enigmatic picture in my archives. I don't remember exactly where I took it, but it was in Paris for sure, during one of my numerous walks. I use to go randomly through the small paths of the cities I visit. My favourite game: to get lost in an unknown neighbourhood.
At the west of the Yu Garden (豫园 - Yù Yuán), inside the almost circular Renmin lu (人民路 - Rénmínlù), Shanghai still hides some old streets in the heart of the modern city. With their typical 3-floor houses, they give a good preview of how Shanghai looked a few decades ago. But those neighborhoods gradually disappear, under huge concrete screeds poured by a greedy administration. Hurry up if you want to enjoy those charming but becoming extinct spots !
I was in Stockholm for a couple of weeks in summer 2008. I assisted to the Stockholm Pride Festival which lasts a full week and welcomes lots of concerts, debates and parties. We infiltrated the Pride Parade, in which Swedish associations celebrate their pride. Among the groups of policemen, firemen and Securitas' guards, I noticed the cortege of Amnesty International volunteers and their inevitable yellow placards.
The Follies of Bernard Tschumi, in the Parc de la Villette, Paris. Placed on a grid all over the park, the 35 iconic pieces suggest the deconstruction, while building a pattern of reference points helping the visitors to navigate through the paths and avenues.
At the south of the Yu Yuan is the City God Temple of Shanghai (上海城隍庙 - Shànghǎi Chénghuángmiào). It is the only spiritual vestige that remains in this touristic and crowded part of the city.
One day, a strange object appeared along the red brick walls of Sainte Cecile, in Albi. This dumpster stayed in place for a few weeks, the time for the workers to finish their job in Temporalité Street.
A snapshot randomly taken in the subway of Paris, during my first days using my ultra wide zoom.
