Photography
Wedding at National City Christian Church, Washington, DC, 2025
Beneath the towering columns of National City Christian Church, a wedding couple steps into the light. Designed by John Russell Pope, architect of the Jefferson Memorial, the neoclassical grandeur becomes a stage where history and intimacy meet.
Exploring the Centre Pompidou, Paris
Exploring the Centre Pompidou — bold architecture, a vibrant plaza, and rooftop views over Paris — and how it became a place I came to love (2012–2025).
When Will I See You Again?
The Centre Pompidou in Paris closed in 2025 for a five-year renovation to address safety and modernization needs.
Notre-Dame Reborn
Notre-Dame has reopened, five years after the devastating fire. When I stepped inside on my recent trip to Paris, I saw not scars but renewal — a cathedral more luminous than I remembered.
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
Just published: Maison Européenne de la Photographie: A Home for Photography — my walk through the MEP in Paris and the Marie-Laure de Decker exhibition. Her black-and-white work held me still: film grain, quiet strength, and moments that linger. More than photos, this is about presence and seeing.
Notre-Dame, Paris, 2025
EN: Notre-Dame at dusk, glowing above the Seine as the city settles into evening — timeless, serene, and unshaken.
FR: Notre-Dame au crépuscule, se reflétant sur la Seine tandis que la ville s’apaise — intemporelle, sereine, inébranlable.
Paris – La maison qui penche à Montmartre
FR : À Montmartre, près du Sacré-Cœur, cette illusion d’optique fait croire que l’immeuble bascule. En réalité, c’est la butte qui est en pente — mais l’effet visuel amuse toujours les passants et les photographes.
EN : In Montmartre, near the Sacré-Cœur, this optical illusion makes the building appear to lean dramatically. In reality, it is the hillside that slopes — but the visual trick never fails to amuse both passersby and photographers.
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer
EN: The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooks Omaha Beach, where more than 9,000 American service members are buried. Row upon row of crosses and Stars of David bear silent witness to sacrifice, freedom, and memory.
FR: Le Cimetière Américain de Normandie à Colleville-sur-Mer domine Omaha Beach, où reposent plus de 9 000 soldats américains. Rangée après rangée de croix et d’étoiles de David témoignent en silence du sacrifice, de la liberté et du souvenir.
Cabourg, France
EN: The sun sinks into the horizon at Cabourg, painting the beach and sky in soft evening light.
FR: Le soleil disparaît à l’horizon de Cabourg, teintant la plage et le ciel de la douce lumière du soir.
Paris at Night, 2025
The Eiffel Tower glows beyond a quiet street, framed by lit windows and the moon breaking through clouds. A nocturnal Paris, both intimate and grand.
Pont Alexandre III, Paris, 2025
Opened for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, Pont Alexandre III is Paris’s most ornate bridge, built as a symbol of friendship between France and Russia. Its gilded statues and Art Nouveau lamps shine over the Seine, linking Les Invalides with the Grand Palais.
Beneath the Pyramid – Louvre, Paris, 2025
From inside I.M. Pei’s glass pyramid, the historic Louvre rises through a web of steel and sky. Opened in 1989, the pyramid transformed the museum’s entrance into a symbol of Paris itself — a meeting point of classical grandeur and modern design.
The Hémicycle – National Assembly, Paris, 2025
This is the Salle des Séances, also known as the Hémicycle, the debating chamber of the French National Assembly. Located in the Palais Bourbon, it was completed in 1799 during the turbulent years following the Revolution. The semicircular design, inspired by ancient Roman theatres, symbolizes openness and equality among deputies. Above the speaker’s rostrum hangs a monumental painting, The Oath of the Jeu de Paume by Jacques-Louis David, commemorating the pivotal moment of 1789 when deputies swore not to separate until France had a constitution. Today, the chamber remains the symbolic heart of French democracy, where laws are debated and the government held accountable.
Timeless Louvre – Cour Napoléon, 2025
Silent statues and stone façades, watching over the Louvre’s courtyard as they have for centuries.
After the Storm, Paris 2025
A fiery sunset after a summer rainstorm. The clouds parted just long enough to set the Eiffel Tower against a dramatic sky, with the Seine reflecting the storm’s fading glow.
Notre-Dame de Paris Restored, 2025
The interior of Notre-Dame de Paris, reopened in 2024 after years of painstaking reconstruction following the devastating fire of April 2019. The restored nave once again reveals the soaring Gothic vaults, chandeliers, and stained glass that have inspired worshippers and visitors for centuries, marking the cathedral’s return as a spiritual and cultural heart of Paris.
Grandeur in a Small Town: Église Saint-Quiriace, Provins, 2025
The vast Gothic interior of Église Saint-Quiriace in Provins, France, begun in 1160, towers above the medieval town that grew wealthy from its great fairs. Despite its incomplete construction, the church dominates the skyline and offers a strikingly large scale for such a small community. On August 5, 1429, Joan of Arc attended Mass here alongside King Charles VII, linking this sacred space to one of the most storied moments in French history.
Under the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris, 2025
The French tricolor hangs beneath the Arc de Triomphe at dusk, its colors framed against the illuminated stonework and the evening sky. Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 and completed in 1836, the monument honors soldiers who fought and died for France, and today stands as a national symbol of remembrance at the top of the Champs-Élysées.
