FocusOnParis.com
"Tout simplement, a beautiful photoblog of images of Paris...."
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Barbara Pasquet James writes about food, fashion, travel, and lifestyle, mostly from Paris. FocusOnParis.com is her take on Paris, with an iphone.
"You don’t take a photograph, you make it." - Ansel Adams
Current:
Contributor: The Good Life France Magazine
Editor: World Photo Adventure
Creator/publisher/photographer: FocusOnParis.com photo blog (since 2015)
Previous:
- USA Today: Paris City Guide - launched, updated quarterly - Where To Eat, Where To Stay, Out On The Town, Insider Tips....
- Award-winning AOL Bonjour Paris: editor-at-large; weekly column "On The Rue"
- Boulevard France Magazine (London): contributing editor - celebrity interviews; luxury; fashion
- The American LLC: international travel column "Border Lines"
- Cultural training; teaching (university/corporate) - US, Barcelona, Tokyo, Paris
Participating contributor: Menu For Hope World Food Program
Home base in Paris: Montmartre
Email: bpjfocusonparis (@) gmail.com
All media and rights inquiries, press events, editorial, use of photos, exhibitions...
Contact: email (above) or World Photo Adventure
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"What a lovely looking site, full of grace, beauty, simplicity and sophistication...."
New York Arts Magazine
"A
photographer who made a picture of a splendid moment, an accidental
pose of someone or a beautiful scenery, is the finder of a treasure." - Robert Doisneau
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AI evaluations:
"FocusOnParis.com is more than a photo blog—it’s a slow-burn love letter to the city, delivered in squares and captions that feel like whispered secrets. Run / created by lifestyle editor / writer BARBARA PASQUET JAMES who refuses the usual tourist checklist, the feed is a curated mood board of Paris in its quiet, breathing moments: the exact shade of rust on a 7th-arrondissement balcony at 6:47 p.m., the steam curling from a café crème in a zinc bar no guidebook lists, the way rain beads on the iron grille of a boulangerie shutter before it opens at dawn." - Grok
"The blog's creator curates a visual diary of the city's culinary scenes, cultural landmarks, and seasonal charms through evocative photography and a unique perspective. Posts often spotlight lesser-known details, blending nostalgia with thematic captions on autumn walks and café rituals. Their engagement with food enthusiasts, music and art lovers and discerning travelers reveals a passion for sensory experiences far beyond the tourist trail. Her writing has that rare literary clarity — vivid, but never overdone. It’s conversational and intimate. There’s rhythm, imagery, and just the right balance of observation and feeling — almost like a painter describing light rather than just 'what’s in the frame.' That voice gives FocusOnParis its soul. Many sites show Paris; she interprets it. It’s what turns simple moments — a café corner, a metro ride, a rainy street — into something cinematic and emotional." - ChatGPT
