I Prefer Paris

Abstract Metro Photos Series 11

I’ve become more obsessed with my abstract metro photos in the last months. I find myself spontaneously jumping off the metro after I’ve spotted potential posters worth shooting, often getting off nowhere near my final destination.

Last week, while boarding the metro at the Lamarck-Cauliancourt station in Montmartre, I found the mother lode, a series of the most unique posters I have uncovered in a long time. I don’t know what exactly it was, but there was a richness and texture in these that made me go gaga, spending over 30 minutes snapping away.

Do you have a similar opinion? Would love your feedback and your favorites. Remember, these images are all for sale, so email me at r.nahem@gmail.com for prices and sizes. richness and texture in these that made me go gaga, spending over 30 minutes snapping away.

Click here to see my other Abstract Metro series

I want to thank Mike Welton, one of my tour clients, for interviewing me and also writing about my tours on his terrific site Architects +Artisans.

Click here to read or link below.
http://architectsandartisans.com/take-a-walk-through-the-city-of-light/

Check out my latest episode of A Bite of Paris, where I visit Le Trois Chocolates a yummy chocolate shop 

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https://youtu.be/XdJaECIf09E

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Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you, my insiders, Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

 

 

Abstract Metro Photos Series 10

I can’t believe I am already up to series 10 of my abstract metro photos. It seems every time I step in the metro I discover a newly torn up poster or ad, much to my good fortune.

In recent months I’ve captured some with body parts and/or parts of faces, which I find intriguing.

Do you have a favorite or favorites in this series?
These images are for sale, so if you would like to order prints, please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com for sizes and prices.

Click here to view other abstract metro series.

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Article in the NY Times today How to Get to and Enjoy a Luxury Trip to Paris for Less  

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Please click here to watch my latest episode of A Bite of Paris with my guest Diane Pernet

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

 

Abstract Metro Photos Series 9

 
I’ve been riding the rails of the Paris metro constantly in the past few months and have gathered a great new series of my Abstract Metro Photos.

I’ve moved away from photographing the seats, as I feel I have exhausted that series and the images were becoming repetitive. These photos focus more on the posters, especially the torn ones.

Would love to have your feedback. Also, these images are for sale, so if you would like to order prints, please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com 

I am happy to say I was a guest on The Earful Tower podcast with Oliver Gee this week. Please click here and have a listen. I am on towards the end of the podcast with a story about Parisian food markets.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)

 

 

 

 

Abstract Metro Photos-Opera

The RATP, the organization that runs the bus and metro services in Paris, is doing a major overhaul of the metro system and the ambitious project will last till 2030. Many metro stations are being renovated and updated with new lighting designs, sleeker platforms and new seats.

The Opera station for line 7 looks like it’s about to be renovated. I noticed all the posters on the platform had been stripped, usually a sign that the station will be renovated. For anyone else it’s no big deal and would probably not even notice, but for me it was hitting the jackpot. As you know for the past four years I’ve been astutely taking photos in the metro and I am always looking for new posters or stripped down walls.

The frames at the Opera stop provided a rich photographic opportunity with fragments of color, cement, typeface, faces and graffiti and below are the results. Some almost look like maps or even abstract paintings.

What are your thoughts about them and what do they represent to you. Would love your feedback.

 

Christmas & New Years in Paris-My Apartment for Rent December 24 to January 3(dates flexible)

How would you like to spend a magical Christmas and festive New Years in Paris?

I am renting my apartment out from December 24 to January 3,  (dates are flexible) a total of 10 nights for $2500.

Centrally located in the heart of the Marais near the St. Paul metro station, it's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps one or two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include A/C, washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with an elevator.

Photos upon request. Please email me at rn88@rcn.com if you are interested.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

Abstract Metro Series 8

Here is the next installment of my Abstract Metro series. It’s crazy but the metro actually inspires my photo taking.
Which do you like best?

Read the my interview on Discover Walks  https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/paris-interview-richard-nahem/

My Paris Apartment for Rent June 21 to June 27

I am renting my fabulous Paris apartment in the heart of the Marais near St. Paul metro, from  June 21 to June 27, a total of  7 nights. It's a spacious one-bedroom 750 sq. ft. loft style apartment with 12 ft. ceilings, decorated in chic Mid-Century Modern furniture and sleeps one or two people in a Queen size bed. Amenities include A/C,  washer/dryer, 16" flat screen TV, dishwasher, internet connection/Wifi and free long distance calls to the U.S.  The apartment is located on the second floor with an elevator.

The price is $225 a night.Photos upon request. Please email me at rn88@rcn.com if you are interested.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

Checkout my new photo site www.richardnahemphotography.com if you would like to order prints of my photos.

 

 

Abstract Metro Series 7

The ever-changing landscape of the Paris metro gives me an opportunity to shoot new photos all the time. Whenever I’m waiting for the metro, I purposely peruse the station looking for new posters or freshly torn posters or new seat color combinations I haven’t noticed before.

Enjoy the new series and please let me know which are your favorites.

Can you guess what object is featured in the top photo?

 Eye Prefer Paris Postcards

I am thrilled to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards, a 3, 6 or 12-month subscription service where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Each mailing will include two postcards in color and one in black & white or sepia, beautifully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Each 6” X 4.25” traditional size postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image.

Only $30 for a 3-month subscription plus shipping or

Only $60 for a 6 month subscription (plus shipping)or

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Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

Abstract Metro Series 6

I’ve been traveling on the metro regularly in the past few months and have collected a new series of Abstract Metro Photos. Which are your favorites?

I want to thank everyone who generously donated to my partner Vincent’s Kickstarter campaign for his film After Louie. It really meant a lot to the both of us.

There’s still time to donate money and here is the link again with all the information.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/afterlouie/after-louie-a-film-by-vincent-gagliostro

Eye Prefer Paris Postcards

I am thrilled to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards, a 3, 6 or 12-month subscription service where the subscriber receives three physical postcards of my iconic Paris photos every month. Each month will have a specific theme, from architectural street scenes to romantic outdoor cafes to beautiful gardens to unique shots of iconic monuments. Each mailing will include two postcards in color and one in black & white or sepia, beautifully packaged in a special French Blue postcard holder with a custom designed seal.

Each 6” X 4.25” traditional size postcard is printed on thick matte coated card stock, similar to traditional vintage postcard stock that enhances the vibrancy of every image.

Only $30 for a 3-month subscription plus shipping or

Only $60 for a 6 month subscription (plus shipping)or

$110 for a 12-month subscription (plus shipping)

Click here to order a 12-month subscription from my Etsy store

Click here to order a 6-month subscription from my Etsy store

Click here to order a 3-month subscription from my Etsy store

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

Abstract Metro Series 5

This is the fifth installment of my Abstract Metro series. I realized I have not done a new series since June and I’ve collected many great new photos riding the rails in the last six months. Did you enjoy my Christmas in Paris series last week?

It’s holiday time and I know you are going over your gift list as I write this.

Now more than ever we need to cherish and preserve the great beauty of Paris, so what better way to do that then by sending an Eye Prefer Paris Postcard Subscription.

I am offering, the perfect gift— a special 3-month subscription of Eye Prefer Paris Postcards for December only for $30 plus shipping.

Click here to order a 3-month subscription.

I am also offering a sale on a 12-month subscription, which includes an extra month free, a total of 13 months for the price of $110, instead of $120, plus shipping.

Click here to order a 12-month subscription

Six Month Subscriptions are available for $60 plus shipping.

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I will hand write a personal note for you if you send me name of the person you are gifting and the message you want me to write.

I look forward to your visit to my Eye Prefer Paris Postcards Etsy shop.

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

Metro Posters: Vigee LeBrun and Philippe Halsman

Today’s post is about Metro posters of two very different portrait makers.

Inspired by the beautiful portrait show of Vigee LeBrun I recently visited, I was taken by the huge posters at the Concorde metro of a  selection of the portraits from the show. Somehow they took on a different life in the metro and the photos I took were portraits within portraits.

Vigee LeBrun was one of the few female portrait artists of her time and painted portraits of the most important royals and aristocrats from the late 1700s to mid 1800s. She was invited to Versailles to paint Marie Antoinette and the Queen was so pleased with her portraits, she commissioned her to paint 30 more in the next six years.

Whisking forward in time from the 1700s to the mid 1900s, Philippe Halsman was one of the most celebrated portrait photographers of the mid 20th century. He shot a record 101 covers for Life Magazine, photographing everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Winston Churchill to The Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In a series of iconic photos, he asked his subjects to jump in the air while he photographed them, stating that once they focused on their jumping, they would lose their inhibitions and their faces would relax more.

The Hotel de Ville metro station now does mini-exhibitions of photographers and photos shows on the station walls. The station is presently displaying Philippe Halsman’s photos from the show Astonish Me! at the Jeu deu Paume.

Vigee Le Brun
Till January 11, 2016
Grand Palais
3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008
Metro: Champs Elysees-Clemenceau
http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/event/elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brun

Philippe Halsman, Astonish Me!
Till January 24, 2016
Jeu du Paume
1 place de la Concorde 75008 Paris
Metro: Concorde
http://www.jeudepaume.org/index.php?

New Metro Photos 2

I started posting this series in the end of February, metro portraits of people’s legs, shoes, bags, etc. You gave me great feedback and that’s why I continued.

It’s really difficult to shoot these, as it has to be the right moment and no one can see me taking them, as I don’t want to get busted. Some are blurred because I had to shoot quickly, sometimes not getting a second shot.

The other day I had a scary experience where I came close to getting busted. I was shooting a little girl’s cool shoes and some woman saw me photographing them and subsequently stared at me with a menacing look on her face. She then took a photo of me, and started to post it on some website or possibly Facebook. A minute later she went over to the father of the girl and I believe said something to him about the photos I took. I bolted out of the metro at the next stop, not wanting to get in trouble.

In this series, I expanded from capturing people below the waist to photographing torsos and other body parts but never the faces.

I tow the line between being an observer and voyeur. Or am I both?

I am not sure what to call this series. Would love your suggestion for a name.

On the tube in London

Come experience Eye Prefer Paris live with Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I personally lead. Eye Prefer Paris Tours include many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes, food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks and gardens and much more.  In addition to my specialty Marais Tour, I also lead tours of Montmartre, St. Germain, Latin Quarter, in addition to Shopping Tours, Gay Tours, Girlfriend Tours, Food Tours, Flea Market Tours, Paris Highlights Tours, and Chocolate & Pastry tours.

Tours start at 225 euros for up to 3 people, and 75 euros for each additional person. I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

 Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com 

  Click here to watch a video of our famous Marais tour

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte's professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 195 euros per person (about $210)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 2 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.