Found on the Streets #6 — The Writer in Paris

This is #6 in my Found on the Streets series and is called The Writer in Paris.

It was my first day in Paris in 43 years and I was out early, even though it was raining. I wanted to catch photos of Parisians on their way to work. However, sometimes it was raining heavily, so I would stop in little sidewalk cafes and watch people rushing by. Sometimes, the more interesting people where those sitting right next to me. That was the case with this gentleman. He was two tables away from me, very engaged in whatever he was writing, apparently not suffering from writer’s block. For me, this is the benefit to being a photographer, rather than a writer. While I often have nothing to write about, I can always see potential photographs. However, this budding Samuel Beckett (yes, I know, Beckett, was Irish, but he spent a lot of time in Paris) was pecking away at his laptop rather steadily, and seemingly took no notice of me or my camera. Maybe he just didn’t want to chat with a tourist — which I obviously was. Who else would be out in the rain with a camera?

After two coffees, and the rain having subsided to a slight drizzle, and I continued on my journey through the streets of Montmartre.

Enlargements of this image, in various sizes, are available, in the For Sale Gallery.

Image made with an Olympus OMD-EM10-ii and a Lumix G 14mm lens. Post production in Lightroom CC and Silver Efex Pro 2.

For another “Found on the Streets” image, go here.

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