Paris through other peoples lenses: Photos of people taking photos

We spent yesterday walking the streets of Paris and visiting the famous spots weve had the pleasure to see many times before. Paris is choc-full of instantly recognisable monuments and symbols, and on a sunny day is a photographers dream.

Add to the mix tens of thousands of tourists on any one day and you get the inevitable: people stopping at every street corner, by every fountain and in front of every building to strike another pose and add yet another image to their over-burdened data cards.

Having observed with interest the lengths (and in some cases the depths) to which people will go to create that memorable photo, I was drawn to photograph those people who were taking the photos. Heres a little selection of my own pictures, giving a snapshot of the photographers out on the Paris streets yesterday.


Did they really put these pillars there for this? Yes, I think they did
Did they really put these pillars there for this? Yes, I think they did
See a statue with a strange expression? Only one thing to do!
See a statue with a strange expression? Only one thing to do!
The sly photographer trying not to get caught out... look behind you!
The sly photographer trying not to get caught out... look behind you!
One flying Parisian wasn't too impressed with this photographer
One flying Parisian wasnt too impressed with this photographer
Back a bit...
Back a bit...
By the Arc de Triomphe, the traditional Japanese pose
By the Arc de Triomphe, the traditional Japanese pose
At the Trocadero, where the best poses were on display
At the Trocadero, where the best poses were on display
That old pose again
That old pose again
The equivalent of the Leaning Tower 'push'
The equivalent of the Leaning Tower push
Another classic pose
Another classic pose
So that's what those pillars are for...
So thats what those pillars are for...
'Notre Dame on your right, three o'clock!'
Quick, Notre Dame on your right, three oclock!
Start 'em young - Russian kids have better gear than most adults
Start em young - some Russian kids have better gear than most adults

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