The Cliff Walk runs behind many of Newport’s famous gilded mansions. This one is called ‘Rough Point’. It is not as spectacular as some others (one of them is even a copy of Petit Trianon in Versailles). But with its severe home front, its residents dressed in white and its perfect lawns, it could Gatsby’s…
Via del Corso in the heart of Rome is a busy street where you meet the elegant Italian males. May 2005. Via del Corso au coeur de Rome est une rue animée où on croise d’élégants mâles italiens. Mai 2005.
Sucevița monastery is one of the painted churches of Moldavia, inscribed since 2010 on the UNESCO list. When I visited it in 2002, the area was outside the main tourist tours. Both interior and exterior walls of the monastery are covered by mural paintings, which depict biblical episodes from the Old and New Testaments. August…
You used to find many shoe shine stands in New York. In my last stays, I felt they had become scarce. October 1998. Il y avait beaucoup de stands de cireurs de chaussures à New York. Lors de mes derniers séjours, j’ai eu l’impression qu’ils étaient devenus rares. Octobre 1998.
These women of the Yoruba ethnic group, dye textiles according to the « adire » technique. Adire means « tie and dye » in Yoruba. The traditional dye was indigo but other colors are also available. April 1991. Ces femmes de l’ethnie Yoruba, teignent les textiles selon la technique de l’adire. L’adire Yoruba est une forme de batik. La…
Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Sunday afternoon. The weather is incredibly pleasant. While a jazz band plays standards, a young Parisian woman cannot resist dancing to the music. March 2014. Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, dimanche après-midi. Le temps est incroyablement agréable. Alors qu’un orchestre de jazz joue des standards, une jeune Parisienne ne peut pas résister au plaisir…
