New York, United States

Who would believe this is central Manhattan ? These New Yorkers enjoy a sunny evening in Bryant Park, just one block from Fifth Avenue. Summer months may be scorching hot in New York. August 2009. Qui croirait que nous sommes en plein Manhattan ? Ces New Yorkais profitent du soleil à Bryant Park, tout près…

Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown is a town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod. The place has some charm but in many aspects it also looks like a Disneyland village built to attract tourists. August 2009. Provincetown est un village situé à l’extrémité du Cap Cod. L’endroit a du charme mais par beaucoup d’aspects il ressemble aussi…

New York, United States

You would think this picture was taken in an Eastern European village. It is not the case. I was lucky to see the Pulaski Day Parade on New York’s Fifth avenue in 1998. The Pulaski Day Parade is a parade held annually since 1937 to commemorate Kazimierz Pulaski, a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary…

Boston, Massachusetts

Perfect alignment of shirts in the Newbury Street Brooks Brothers store. Brooks Brothers is the oldest clothing brand in the United States (created by Henry Sands Brooks in New York en 1818). May 2008. Alignement parfait de chemises au magasin Brooks Brothers de Newbury Street. Brooks Brothers est la plus ancienne marque de vêtements des…

Los Angeles, California

Most people come to the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the hand and foot imprints in cement of around 200 movie stars. The tourists then realize there is nothing really exciting to visit in Hollywood. July 1999. La plupart des gens viennent au « Grauman’s Chinese Theatre » (Théâtre chinois de Grauman) pour les empreintes de pieds et…

Chicago, Illinois

I thought these three men I saw under a viaduct, were volunteers from the Salvation Army but I am no longer sure about this… November 2005. J’ai pensé que ces trois hommes aperçus sous un viaduc, étaient des volontaires de l’Armée du Salut mais je n’en suis plus aussi certain… Novembre 2005.