A Week in Paris

Paris ­ people and street art. And a dog. And a tortoise. Perhaps.

This is a SoFoBoMo book 2011.SoFoBoMo is a group event where photographers all around the world makesolo photo books in PDF form, in 31 days, start to finish.You will find SoFoBoMo at www.sofobomo.org

All photos in this book were taken between July 9th and July 16th inParis, France, with a Sony Alpha 850, a Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2,8 Di MACRO1:1 or a Minolta AF 75­300 F4.5­5.6 lens.

This is my first attempt at a SoFoBoMo book ­ I had so much fun creatingit :­) and hope you are going to have a lot of fun now, too!

All photos © Martina Jackmuth 2011www.blackandwhiteandcolours.de

The dog. Wearing a dog collar in the appropriate colour. Doesn't know what tothink of the banana, though. On a street somewhere in the 1er Arr..

Whenever I am in Paris the two things that impress me most are a) the street arteverywhere and b) the people doing all kind of things they want or they have to do.Usually I take photographs without any serious concept in mind but this time, in July2011, I knew I was going to try to make a SoFoBoMo book.So ... after some days it became clear: the book has to be divided in two parts.Part One ­ people doing all the things they like to do: dancing, eating,skateboarding, cycling. And people doing the things they have to do for a living. Andjust ... people. This part is in black and white, since monochrome is my choice forthis kind of street photography.Part Two ­ street art. The small and tiny kind of street art: defaced street signs,faces stenciled on corners, stick figures painted on lamp posts. Mostly corners andlamp posts I have to admit. And perhaps invader says "Hello!", too. Who can be sure?This part is in colour. Of course. ;­)Have fun and enjoy!Martina

Part One ­ People (MONOCHROME)

Here we go!

Skateboarder, Place de la Bastille

working ...

Municipal workers, Rue de Faub. Saint­Martin

Setting up a traffic light ...

Worker, Rue de Seine

... or a green cross.

Officer, Quai Saint­Michel

Conducting

Gallery owner, Rue de Seine

Cleaning windows

Construction worker, Rue de Lutèce

Refurbishing the Préfecture de police du Paris.

working? ...

Activist, Place de la Bastille

In­line skater, Pont au Double

Employees Jardin des Tuileries, Rue de Rivoli

Waiting for the défilé militaire.

having fun (together or not) ...

Party guests, Seine

Dancing, Seine, Rive Gauche

Picnic, Seine, Rive Droite

Sportsmen, Seine, Rive Gauche

Chasing each other

BMX cyclist, Place de la Bastille

Quizzical

BMX cyclist, Place des Innocents

Skateboarder, Place de la Bastille

Skateboarder, Place de la Bastille

Photographer, Place des Vosges

On the lookout.

Silent couple, Quai Louvre

Nothing to say.

Part Two ­ Street Art (COLOUR)

Mobile phone.

from small to big, from low to high ...

by run

run ...

by invader. by run. by yks crew. various artists

a black spider ...

in different sizes ...

living on the banks of Canal Saint­Martin

everywhere ...

various artists

various artists

organizing chaos ...

"claude" by fred le chevalier. various artists

"c'est où la teuf?". various artists

by bisk. various artists

by da cruz

moving ...

by horfee. by saeio

"atomic boyz" by fd crew

I'm an alligator, I'm a mama­papa coming for you ...

"Moonage Daydream" by david bowie

and ­ there was a tortoise!

roaming the Jardin Marco all alone

and never forget to ...