I am taking a blogging break this week and have asked friends to write guest posts for Eye Prefer Paris during my absence. Today and this coming Thursday, Meredith Mullins is writing about a very special show of her photos.
How do you choose the most powerful images from the past eight years of your visual life? How do you tell a story so that people can see and feel what seized your senses and made you stop to capture that moment in time?
It is not an easy task.
I have been given the honor of a solo exhibit in California in July and August. After deciding the show would center on my Paris life, I faced the challenge of choosing 70 images from the thousands of photographs I have taken over the past years.
Since we were still in a pandemically confined rhythm in Paris throughout the spring (no cafés, no museums, no nonessential travel), I had endless time to take a visual journey through this world of “decisive moments.” It was rewarding to reminisce. And without planning or intent, four themes emerged.
During Richard’s vacation this week, he has given me the opportunity to provide Eye Prefer Paris readers with an exclusive preview of some of the work.
Today, you’ll see two of the themes. Paris snow—rare, silent, and fleeting—and the secrets of the streets, with unending unfolding stories. Stay tuned for the next post to view the remaining two themes.
Meredith’s exhibit, “In A Paris Moment,” will be at the Pacific Grove Art Center in Pacific Grove, California from July 2 through August 26. The exhibit will also be online beginning July 9, so that lovers of Paris everywhere can enjoy the photographs. To see more of Meredith’s work, visit www.meredithmullins.artspan.com and, for purchase information, contact her directly at [email protected].
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