Paris in 500 photos [Paperback]

Maurice Subervie (Author), Bertrand Delanoe (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2003

This lavishly illustrated book gives an exhaustive tour of Paris. Every perspective is shown, from the boubuinistes on the quays of the Seine, with their rows of treasured books, to the stairs of Montmartre, crowded with street performers. Café sipping literati relax and people watch. Paris by night is shows the dazzling lights of the Champs Elysees. This chunky paperback gives a far more extensive coverage of Paris than most color photography books on the city.

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About the Author

Maurice Subervie is a photographer and editor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 468 pages
• Publisher: Flammarion (April 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2080304267
• ISBN-13: 978-2080304261
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.7 x 8.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drinking in Paris in 500 Photos, April 10, 2003

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Ignatius Reilly (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paris In 500 Photos (Paperback)

This book has few words and no space wasted in lavish layout. Just a hefty little paperback (about the size of the Insight travel series but twice as thick) with page after page of terrific Paris scenes. Many of the photographs are full-paged, some are double-paged. Brief captions are included and often indicate the camera location when appropriate (e.g., shots from atop Samaritaine or Montparnasse Tower).

The photography is artful without being self-consciously arty. It shows ~Paris~, not precious images that might have been cleverly shot anywhere. Most of the shots are exterior. The famous landmarks are well covered, and from views quite a bit fresher than your average postcard. Other photos show the city in spots not quite so well known. They are all wonderful.

I am obsessed with Paris and buy everything I can find in the way of physically depicting the city -- every kind of photo book, aerial photography, satellite imagery, maps, architectural guides, travel books, etc. I have some grand [and costly] coffee table books. But I have nothing that I enjoy more than this little paperback.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For those who love Paris, a must-buy, September 15, 2007

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Benjamin Denton (Sioux Falls SD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris In 500 Photos (Paperback)

I bought this book for $50 simply on the strength of reviews. They're right. Although it's only in paperback - a bad decision by the publisher -the photos are absolutely amazing. The coolest thing about it is that you can tell that the photographer's a Parisian, almost all the photos are of kind of nooks and crannies of Paris and Parisian people; they look like the sorts of sights that only come into view once you've lived a long time there. That's what makes this book so cool though - the photographer has a tremendous eye and feel for the "Frenchness" and "Parisian-ness" that makes Paris arguably the most beautiful city in the world. An absolutely great book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, February 18, 2010

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Dukesan (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Paris in 500 photos (Paperback)

I am a keen photogrpher and have a number of picture books on Paris. Most are bigger and more expensive - none have as many photos. The overall photo quality is great - incredibly sharp images. Well worth buying despite the paper back size and relatively unimpressive cover.