French photographers

Peter Turnley's timeless photos of the city of love

Pierre Jamet - Lily Bleibtreu, Repos après l'effort (1939)

In today’s hyper-connected world, personal intimacy can be hard to come by — these photographs (old and new) remind us how a good picture can put us back in touch with our inner, hidden selves and each other.

Le jeune photographe français Valentin Duciel s’échappe en Provence, où il campe dans la nature et fait la fête avec ses amis. Une nature sauvage, un

Born in Romania, Renée Perle, a Romanian-Jewish girl who moved to Paris, is famous as the first muse of the famous French photographer Jacqu...

There was definitely something about Renée. When the legendary French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue met her while strolling the streets of Paris in 1930, he fell in love instantly. Tall, chic and hiding coquettishly under a wide elegant hat, he nicknamed her the 'parasol'. Together they embark

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This image is a vintage photograph capturing a young French woman, an 18-year-old French Resistance fighter in the 1940s, with a joyful expression on her face. The dim, moody lighting enhances her modest fashion. The background features an urban countryside transitioning into mountains. Beside her stands her boyfriend, also an 18-year-old French Resistance fighter. They both appear determined as they walk together in the mountains, their camaraderie adding depth to the scene. The aspect…

A young Parisian couple dancing to Bebop in the Bebop Cellar at Vieux Colombier, 1951 “I had fun throughout my lifetime, building my own small theater”—French photographer Robert Doisneau When he passed away at the age of 81 in 1994, photographer Robert Doisneau had amassed a collection of 450,000 negatives that captured Parisian and French history throughout his 50-some odd years as a photographer. Tarot card reader and “occultist”, Madame Arthur, Paris, 1951 A female worker at the…