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le baiser

Watching the movie "Singles" the other day, they had a scene with the most famous kiss. A kiss caught on print that makes you believe that kind of love, that love that once have swept you away. I love this photo.


Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, Paris 1950 - Robert Doisneau

Back in 1950, this was not a stolen shot but an assignment for Life Magazine about lovers in Paris. The photographer, in search of his subjects while sitting in a café down Invalides, noticed a beautiful couple. He approached them & learned that they were young amateurs of the theater. Et voila! The beautiful kiss.

Makis

From Manila to Paris, then to Marseille & to the Côte d'Azur, now in Singapore, clinging to a map of three worlds, where everything becomes all relative.

8 comments:

  1. I am wishing for that kind of kiss again. It's been a long time. ha.ha.

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  2. Hahaha! Don't we all, don't we all :D

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  3. The kiss was just lovely! But what I don't understand is that why there are a lot of people equate "romance" to Paris? I think, there are many romantic places than Paris :) !

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  4. If you wanna know if he loves you so, i'ts in his kiss, sabi nga sa kanta. I soooo believe that.

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  5. love this photo too!! I think what made this photo even more powerful is its black and white aspect :-)

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  6. I think it's more on the ambiance of the city, the food & wine that makes it romantic. Actually, Europe is romantic. Aba, kahit saan pa tayo basta mahal mo yung kasama mo, romantic na, diba Haze :)

    That's not quite true for me, Nebz! Haha! There was this one unforgetable kiss then he disappeared right away!

    Yep, Hilda! That & the best staged stolen shot effect! Doisneau has a lot of great photos :)

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  7. I've always been in awe (read: jealous) of such stunning photos. A fleeting moment so palpable... I'm a little disappointed that it wasn't a real candid shot. Missed reading your thoughts Makis. xx

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  8. Hi Lu! Happy to read you hear! Hope to catch you the next time I'm in Paris.

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