Candle in the wind

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in Paris.

While debating whether some kind of candle or flame should be erected as a memorial, it turned out that an enormous flame - the flame of the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to the United States - was already over the tunnel at the exact spot of the car crash at Pont de l'Alma, which means, "Bridge of the Soul." - BPJ

Dior #1

Seventy years of fashion at the sensational mixed-media Dior retrospective.

Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve

Musée des Arts Décoratifs
 107 rue de Rivoli 75001

Until January 7, 2018

Lamp locks

Despite glass panels to keep "Love Locks" off the Pont des Arts, love persists, as evidenced by these locks clinging to a lamp post. 

Hoisted rhino

 Sculpture in gallery window of a rhino suspended in a halter. In the background, a painting of a matador.

Place des Vosges Galleries

Courtyard cluster

A small passageway connects hidden courtyards in the heart of the Left Bank.

Tea-rex

A poster on the wall of a shop that sells coffees and teas.

“Art has something to do with an arrest of attention in the midst of distraction.”
Saul Bellow

Time pileup b&w

Yesterday's photograph in black and white.