Soldiers marching during the parade celebrating the liberation of Paris, 1944
The Statue of Liberty under construction in Paris
Le Globe Celeste, one of the attractions at the 1900 Exposition Universelle, which was displayed next to the Eiffel Tower
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“I walked up the tower, maybe one hour of walking. Some people ask me, “Did you ask the painter for permission?” I said, “My goodness, no. To talk with them was to risk slipping and falling down.” I’ve always been shy and I’ve always been trying to ignore the people I was photographing, so that they ignore me. I’m trying always to take a better picture than the one before but I was not sure of this one. I didn’t think after I shot the picture that I shot something interesting. I learned from Cartier-Bresson what’s called “geometry in photography.” It’s not dependent on what you’d call a good photograph, but good geometry.” (Marc Riboud)
Read an interesting interview with Marc Riboud from 1987 here.
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French civilians fighting with captured German weapons to retake Paris, 1944
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Paris, 1950
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German prisoners of war being led through the streets of Paris following the city's liberation, 1944
Inside the Palace of Versailles during the signing of the Treaty that ended World War I, 1919
A German flag flying from the Arc de Triomphe during the German occupation, 1940
German soldiers inspecting wares at a Paris flea market, where they were often overcharged by the French merchants.
Paris during the German Occupation
A Parisian street market during the German Occupation
When Parisians began celebrating the liberation of the city with a parade, German soldiers shot into the crowds. 1944
The Exposition Universelle, held in Paris, 1900
Allies entering Paris, 1944
Hitler in Paris, 1940
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The 1910 Paris flood in action