Sunday, July 3, 2011

Kiss by the Hotel de Ville

*photo by Robert Doisneau



"She melted in my arms...like ice cream." -Markus Zusak






*"Robert Doisneau (April 14, 1912, Gentilly, Val-de-Marne – April 1, 1994) was a French photographer.In the 1930s he used a Leica on the streets of Paris; together with Henri-Cartier-Bresson he was a pioneer of photojournalism. He is renowned for his 1950 image Le baiser de l'hôtel de ville (Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville), a photo of a couple kissing in the busy streets of Paris."-Wikipedia
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3 comments:

  1. carol l mckennaJuly 3, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Precise history of a great photographer ~ ^_^ thanks ~

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  2. EdenJuly 3, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Love this, Barb!

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