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Just got back from paris. It’s a very pretty and romantic city. By the way, I saw this poster in one of the stalls along Siena river. I immediately recall I saw this classic photo somewhere but I couldnt tell.

Here’s what i got from wikipedia,

Robert Doisneau (April 14, 1912 - April 1, 1994) was a French photographer noted for his frank and often humorous depictions of Parisian street life.

Among his most recognizable work is Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville (Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville), a photo of a couple kissing in the busy streets of Paris. Who the couple were was a mystery until in 1993 Denise and Jean-Louis Lavergne took him to court for taking the picture without their knowledge. This action forced Doisneau to admit that he actually posed the shot in 1950 using actor/models Françoise Bornet and her then boyfriend Jacques Carteaud. Françoise was given an original print as part of her payment. In April 2005 she sold the print for 155,000 € at an auction. All in all Paris was one of the favorite photographic subjects of Doisneau.

Initially I thought that photo was shot somewhere near the new Bridge and I tried looking for that spot. anyways, I’m gonna go to Paris again one of the days(will try to find the exact location) - just to take a time out of this busy, hectic, stressful and polluted London! lol.

p/s : I found the Roseline in St Sulpice Church~