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).
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When Will I See You Again?
The Centre Pompidou in Paris closed in 2025 for a five-year renovation. The project will address asbestos removal, structural repairs, and modernization, ensuring the museum’s future. The bookstore staff left farewell signs on the windows, promising: “See you in five years.”
Le Centre Pompidou à Paris a fermé en 2025 pour cinq ans de travaux de rénovation. Le chantier prévoit le désamiantage, des réparations structurelles et une modernisation, afin de garantir l’avenir du musée. Le personnel de la librairie a laissé des messages d’adieu sur les vitrines, promettant : « On se retrouve dans cinq ans. »
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.
