Paris Vignettes: People Watching Galore

The Paris Vignettes series features the inspired work of street photographer William “Bill” O’Such in themed installments

With the sun warming everyone’s spirits in the summer, it’s hard not to find smiles as you walk through Paris or watch happy dancers along the Seine (“les danseurs le long de la Seine”, “salsa le long de la Seine”) benefiting from those long days. Music adds another dimension to this happiness whether wandering along the canals (“musicien du Canal Saint Martin”) or stumbling across someone just playing their harmonica on the small streets of near Mouffetard (“fredonner près de Mouffetard”).

Even with some hot days, there are still stylish dressers (“bien fringé’) heading towards their favorite restaurant (“ma Bourgogne”) for a relaxing Parisian lunch. Though it is always good to be prepared for that unexpected downpour (“echapper la pluie”) and not get caught like me under an awning for over an hour with my camera. But the eventual return of the sun can be so strong that some people even need two sets of sunglasses (“deux lunettes de soleil”).

However, when you wander through Paris’ streets, serendipity tosses up an opportunity like when colors are magically synchronized (“rouge et rouge”). Finally, though not really “people”, these two balloons (“un couple près de les halles”) were very interesting and seemed to dance in the summer sky like many of the people in Paris.