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Posted On: September 16th 2026, 05:10 am
LXXVII ❂ 0726 — Where Paris splits in two
A narrow, man-made strip in the middle of the river, Île aux Cygnes is a place I love for its contrasts. On one bank, classic Haussmannian façades; on the other, the brutalist towers of the Front de Seine, a 1970s vision of a vertical Paris. At the island’s tip, a miniature Statue of Liberty gazes west toward her big sister in New York, while a street gym tucked under the bridge keeps things grounded.
Shot on my @canonfrance #CanonA1 with @kodak #Gold200, this series moves across centuries, from carved limestone to béton brut, from wrought-iron balconies to walls of glass. The film’s warm tones soften the concrete without dulling its edges. No filters, just grain, light, and a city that never had to choose between past and future.
#filmphotography #ileauxcygnes #brutalism
A narrow, man-made strip in the middle of the river, Île aux Cygnes is a place I love for its contrasts. On one bank, classic Haussmannian façades; on the other, the brutalist towers of the Front de Seine, a 1970s vision of a vertical Paris. At the island’s tip, a miniature Statue of Liberty gazes west toward her big sister in New York, while a street gym tucked under the bridge keeps things grounded.
Shot on my @canonfrance #CanonA1 with @kodak #Gold200, this series moves across centuries, from carved limestone to béton brut, from wrought-iron balconies to walls of glass. The film’s warm tones soften the concrete without dulling its edges. No filters, just grain, light, and a city that never had to choose between past and future.
#filmphotography #ileauxcygnes #brutalism
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