mirasimages

Paris is the most visited and perhaps the most photographed city in the world. For me the challenge was to show that Paris is much more than the predictable stereotype of love, light, and romantic inspiration. It is also a place, like any other place in the world, where people can be lonely and lost, where factory smoke greets sleepy workers and rain-soaked tired people drop coins in washing machines to do a load of laundry under neon lights. While not ignoring the undeniable beauty and charm of Paris, I want those who watch my pictures to see more than just iconic postcard landmarks, and embrace the notion that life, in all its diverse manifestations, should be the ultimate landmark.