"French Kiss - A love letter to Paris"
In the forward of his book, "French Kiss: A Love Letter to Paris," American photographer Peter Turnley writes, "This is my love letter to Paris. It is an expression of my profound gratitude to this city and to the many people whose paths I have crossed here. Like a kiss, I offer here an expression of hope and love for our present and our future."
In the wake of terror attacks on Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured in November 2015, Turnley's photographs are a fitting testimony to the eternal spirit of a city and its people.
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Paris, 1991
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Brasserie de l'Isle Saint-Louis, 1993
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Esplanade de Trocadero, 2012
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Monsieur Bernard, Ile Saint-Louis, 1999
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Quai de la Seine, 2013
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18th arrondissement, 1978
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Esplanade de Trocadero, 2013
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Métro, Saint Germain-des-Pres, 1980
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Rue Vielle du Temple, 1994
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Métro, 1980
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Ile Saint-Louis, 2012
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Barbès-Rochechoart, 1982
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Brasserie de l'Isle Saint-Louis, 1993
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Concierge and his wife, Rue de Lappe, 1984
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Ile St. Louis, Paris, 2015.
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Brasserie de l'Isle Saint-Louis, 1994
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Esplanade de Trocadero, 2012
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Ile Saint-Louis, 2011
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Cafe Lacour, Rue Saint Paul, 1976
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Canal Saint-Martin, 1982
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Jardin des Tuileries, 1984
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Outside the Brasserie de l'Isle Saint-Louis, 1994
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Peter Turnley has photographed stories and historic events around the world for more than 40 years. He has traveled to over 90 countries and had 43 Newsweek cover photos during his career. "French Kiss-A Love Letter to Paris" is his seventh book and is available exclusively on his website.
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