Paris and Beyond

So, here is the answer to the puzzling photo of yesterday.  The afternoon sun was shining on the frieze of  the building on the op...

Cour Napoleon Watched this sweet couple as they took multiple selfies in front of the impressive façades that form the  Cou...

Musée du Louvre Although the installation of I M Pei's glass and metal pyramids at the Louvre must have been met with the ir...

Jardin des Tuileries The perfect blue-tinted light of Paris  on a June evening bon weekend Jardin des Tuile...

Pyramide du Louvre The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is ...

Le Carrousel du Louvre What looks to be a fashionable mall is a corridor to the least-crowded entrance into the Louvre.  You ca...

The high post with its lighted "M" is one of my favorite Metro signs particularly when seen against a clear Paris sky ...

Escalier du Ministre  in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre The Louvre is filled with architectural designs and details,  ...

The Mollien staircase For anyone who has ventured into the Louvre, the size of this museum is staggering.  This staircase situate...

Église Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois Back when the Louvre was still a royal palace (Palais du Louvre), Église Saint-Germain l...

L'heure bleue (The blue hour) It is a magical time in Paris when the sun goes down  and the sky becomes a palette of so...

The large round basin of Jardin des Tuileries The frigid temperatures combined with a layer of snow create concentric circles...

"Enfant jouant avec une tortue" Pierre Hébert (1849) This charming sculpture was found in a quiet corner of an upper floor.  Al...

I almost missed this cranky dragon, but after shooting the elegant staircase, I turned and saw him just this close.  I would say that he g...

Photographing these sculptures in Cour Marly at the Louvre on my last visit, I recalled having seen them in a different setting.  First,...

Out on a night shoot with Marie and Janeen at the Louvre, we stopped by Café Marly for a peek and were able to wander through the various e...