Stopping to Smell the Rose, Istanbul Style © 2015 Chantal-Hélène "Chant" Wagner One of my most joyful photographic moments came when I spotted a father not only stopping in his tracks to bends low in order to smell a...
Paris Photo Archives
Nocturnal Iftar Picnics in Istanbul {Peregrine Paris Photo}
Nocturnal Iftar Picnics in Eyüp, Istanbul © 2015 Chantal-Hélène "Chant" Wagner First of all, Eid Mubarak / Şeker Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun ! Today marks the start of the 3-day festival following the end of Ramadan, also called the Festival...
Happy Fourth of July in Cambridge, MA {Peregrine Paris Photo}
Great Gritty Fourth of July © Chantal-Hélène "Chant" Wagner This picture was taken ca. 2007, I think, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I'm more sensitive to the pop culture aspect of it than to the beer sales angle, which is admittedly...
Essence of Summer III - Heat Wave Stylings {Paris Photo}
Heat Wave Stylings © 2015 Chant Wagner How to dress when it's hot, for men? Here are two answers we spotted on the street. You dress simpler. You go on full Panama hat and light, large flouncy tropical shirt......
Essence of Summer II - Butterfly Man - Sun & Shade {Paris Photo}
Butterfly Man - Sun & Shade / L'Homme Papillon - Soleil et Ombre © 2015 Chant Wagner At Gay Pride 2015 in Paris aka La Marche des Fiertés on June 28, you could encounter a giant butterly created by...
Essence of Summer - Pug & Strawberries {Paris Photo}
Pug & Strawberries © 2015 Chant Wagner This summer, we'll be looking for the Essence of Summer in our new Seasonal Photo Series following up on the Simply Spring Series......
Hermès Poivre Samarcande (2004): The Scent of Day-Dreaming {Perfume Review & Musings}
The Room to Welcome Guests Inside a Uzbek house, Samarkand region © 2002 Chant Wagner A Review of Hermès Poivre Samarcande by Chantal-Hélène "Chant" Wagner Poivre Samarcande by Hermès in the Hermessence series opens on a cuminey and cedarey...
Simply Spring XVII - Pink & Silver Harmony {Paris Photo}
Pink and Silver Harmony © 2015 Chant Wagner It's a dreay day today weather-wise. Skies are overcast, gray and that typical color of lead which signals unclement light over Paris. Yesterday was by contrast oh-so-sunny......
Simply Spring XVI - Maritime Paris - Fluctuat nec mergitur {Paris Photo}
La mer à Paris © 2015 Chant Wagner An aspect of Paris which is regularly overlooked is its maritime tradition and spirit. From the brackish smells in the air coming from the coast, the seagulls eating bread on the...
Simply Spring XV: The Red & Pink Café - Still Fans {Paris Photo}
The Red & Pink Café © 2015 Chant Wagner A usually bustling café is standing empty during a quiet afternoon. Among other things, I was struck by the harmony of reds, pinks and mauves which makes you think of...
Simply Spring XIV - La Dame Pipi {Paris Photo}
La Dame Pipi du Luxembourg © 2015 Chant Wagner Technically speaking, it is springtime until June 21 although there is a heat wave right now taking place beforehand. This picture was taken in early spring, hence its cooler colors......
Night Flânerie - Pink Lights {Paris Photo}
Night Flânerie - Pink Lights © 2015 Chant Wagner This is le Cinéma du Panthéon Est. 1907. According to Wikipedia, it has been in daily operations since day 1......
Mother & Son - The Answer is Love {Paris Photo}
Mother & Son - The Answer is Love / Mère et Fils - La réponse est l'amour (Comment faire plier Poutine ?) © 2015 Chant Wagner As Mother's Day approaches in France, I was lucky to happen on a...
Café Terrace May 8th, 2015 {Paris Photo}
Café Terrace, May 8th, 2015 © Chant Wagner It's Victory in Europe Day today. Looking at a peaceful, only slightly stirred, café terrace scene bathed in golden light makes you grateful for the banality of everyday life. It's banal...
Angelina Shop Girls Time Warp {Paris Photo}
Angelina Shop Girls Time Warp © 2014 Chant Wagner Passing by the Angelina pastry shop on a winter night, I caught sight of a trio of shop girls who looked like they might have lived in the 19th century...