INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION

Bienvenue! Did you know that France is the world’s most popular tourist destination? In 2018, nearly 90 million people visited the country. The capital city, Paris is the third most visited city in the world just behind Bangkok and London. As for its language, French was the official language of England for about 300 years (1066 -1362 C.E) before an act of Parliament made English the official language of government.

While the French absolutely enjoy eating, research shows that the French meal portions are considerably smaller than American meals. And an even more interesting observation is that “The average French person spends nearly 100 minutes daily just eating, while Americans swallow their daily bread (and whatever else) in only 60 minutes. Alors, prenez votre temps et appréciez votre repas!

The contribution to photography by artist like Jacques Henri Lartigue, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Robert Doisneau to name just a few is both important as an art form and as a way of documenting history. Whether it was capturing “vital moments in time” or “the essence of a scene” or the “spontaneity of life”, their work continues to influence modern photography like you see in this month’s collection.