The monuments of Paris are well known; by the time we come to see them, they are usually already familiar to us from the pages of well-worn books, oft-viewed Audrey Hepburn movies, or dog-eared travel guides. So when we get here, why do we feel the need to look again? Inspired by Cartier Bresson's artful shots of crowds, I decided to take a look at the people who come to see the Paris they think they already know, and what they think is worth looking at.
As much as I love the art of photography and its power to change the way we see, it also presents the possibility of forgetting to see at all. Do we come to Paris to see it on our small LCD screen?
As much as I love the art of photography and its power to change the way we see, it also presents the possibility of forgetting to see at all. Do we come to Paris to see it on our small LCD screen?
Mona Lisa, 6 million visitors per year
Visitors view the painting for an average of 15 seconds
Venus de Milo, 15.000 visitors per day
Do we take photographs to express our view of the world or merely to prove that we were "there"?
Arc du Triomphe
25 million visitors per year
Look for the sake of looking
25 million visitors per year
Look for the sake of looking
La Tour Eiffel
6 million visitors a year
and you might just find that you are worth looking at, too.
Notre Dame
12 million visitors a year
12 million visitors a year
2 thought(s):
I LOVE this.
i would look at you all day long! :) love this.
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