When we lived in the US, our city played host to all manner of wild and wonderful parades, festivals, and artistic adventures. Moving to Paris I learned that I would have to dig a little deeper to find a similar level of creativity.
The laundry list of tourist photo-ops is well known. I quickly am bored by such things. While there is always a uniquely personal way of expressing and sharing a scene, Paris has got to be the most photographed city in the world. People don't typically like to have a camera thrust into their face by strangers, which can make street photography challenging here. So I tend to prefer the side-shows, the creepy or odd, and the less known events or places where seemingly every is carrying some kind of camera.
With this in mind, here is my short list of must do photography "friendly" things for 2014. It's a list dedicated to serious photo-making opportunities. Many of the events involve costumed people who are happy to pose for you. So dust off your camera gear or cell-phone camera and meet me somewhere around l'isle de France.
Year round -
I'll be attending as many of these as I can.
The laundry list of tourist photo-ops is well known. I quickly am bored by such things. While there is always a uniquely personal way of expressing and sharing a scene, Paris has got to be the most photographed city in the world. People don't typically like to have a camera thrust into their face by strangers, which can make street photography challenging here. So I tend to prefer the side-shows, the creepy or odd, and the less known events or places where seemingly every is carrying some kind of camera.
With this in mind, here is my short list of must do photography "friendly" things for 2014. It's a list dedicated to serious photo-making opportunities. Many of the events involve costumed people who are happy to pose for you. So dust off your camera gear or cell-phone camera and meet me somewhere around l'isle de France.
Year round -
- La Rotonde de Longueville ~ steam locomotives. Lots of them. Some working. Some not.
- Catacombs ~ the remains of millions of Parisians. Take your own flashlight for the darker, creepier areas.
- La traversee de Paris hivernale ~ Old cars on the streets of Paris. I mean, really old cars.
- Retromobile ~ Old cars, motorcycles, and motor memorabilia at la porte de Versailles.
- Carnival de Paris ~ Fun filled parade of Trolls and Faeries.
- Carnival of Women ~ Men and women dressed up as royalty, queens, and other femininity.
- Renaissance Festival ~ Men and women dressed up in medieval garb
- Japan Expo 2014 ~ Anime, Manga, Cosplay, Lolita. It's how France's youth "puts on the dog."
- Le Mans Classic ~ Old cars running at Le Mans
I'll be attending as many of these as I can.
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