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Popping Over to Paris

I thought I would pop over to Paris this morning. Unfortunately I can’t take an hour flight to pop over there anymore, but it’s nice that I can do it anytime in my photos! We’re “Exploring Icons” this week in A Sense of Place, so I thought I would share this image of the Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most famous icons. Do you see it in shadow?

I have to share how much I am loving this class! It’s so much fun to get to know the participants and explore the Photography of Place – one of my favorite subjects. I love learning about myself and my photography through the creation and teaching of the course.

Sometimes I wonder why I do the things I do… Why I am compelled to add things like this course on to my already busy schedule of my corporate job, my family, my friends, my travels, my photography. But this reminds me – it’s because I love it. I absolutely love it. This is who I am, how I need to express and process and share my world. It’s an integral part of me now, and I don’t think I could shut it off if I tried.

So even though my ideas sometimes add a layer of craziness to my life, and I wonder if I’m just making my life more complicated than it needs to be, I remember my love for what I do here. I am lucky to have found this part of myself, and to have a venue to share it with all of you.

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Recognize This?

Of course you do! The Eiffel Tower is one of the most recognizable icons of a place in the world. I’m working on the “Exploring Icons” lessons for my new course, A Sense of Place, and revisiting my photos of iconic images from around Europe. There are so many creative ways to explore icons, even when they are as photographed as the Eiffel Tower. It’s so much fun, I really can’t wait to share this class!

Don’t forget! Tomorrow the link up opens for February’s Photo-Heart Connection. Plan some time in the next few days to go through your photos from February and find the one that speaks to your heart. The link up will be open March 1 through 7. See you tomorrow with my Photo-Heart Connection!

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Iconic Image

My favorite photos of places generally tend to be the scenes that capture a small detail, rather than the famous buildings and sights that we visit. But I can’t help but include a photo or two of the Eiffel Tower. It’s been done, and re-done, and done some more… but there is more beauty in this structure than I expected. It draws you to it, and it’s no wonder that it’s become the symbol of Paris. You have to see it just once, for yourself, to understand.

I couldn’t decide on this one though, the warm colors of the night lights or the classic black and white. What do you think?

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