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Photo Paris and #30outstandingdays

In October, I started a personal challenge, #30outstandingdays.

The challenge is to add new events and habits in my daily life to go from boring to extraordinary. The idea was to do this for 30 days, but I have extended it; there is no expiration date.

So now I should rename this #Lifetimeoutstanding days!

Paris Photo

Paris Photo takes place at the Grand Palais. This is a huge cultural center that exhibits amazing things throughout the year.

The Paris Photo fair is an international and you will have a chance to see the most amazing photos .

When you are finished with your fair visit search for other photo exhibits throughout the city. 

When I went to the Paris Photo fair I stayed at the  wonderful Hotel Cler.  The hotel was a ten-minute walk from the fair- and what a gorgeous walk! 

The Fair

When I walked into the Grand Palais Éphémère, I heard loud voices, laughter, saw beautiful people, gorgeous hats-There was so much excitement in the air.

I glided through the halls, stopped in front of the photos that stood out to me, and made a note to come back the next day to study them more closely, when I had more time.

I fell in love with photography all over again and felt honored to be inches away from creations by the masters, and happy to get to see my favorite artists, as well as up and coming photographers.

It’s hard to express the excitement I felt to be around all my favourite photographs without sounding gooey and weird.

My favorite galleries and photographers at the fair

The Camera Obscura Gallery combines the past and the present.

Sarah Moon’s photographs, Paris Photo

I had an almost private viewing of Sarah Moon’s photographs because the gallerist displayed every image he had for a visiting client. I stood behind the collector. It was a delight to see the subtle colors, bits of blurs, and lots of emotion in Moon’s photographs of parrots, flowers, and fashion. I LOVE Sarah Moon’s work.

The Italian Paolo Ventura’s at Galerie XII

Ventura is a master photographer and storyteller who uses mixed media to depict surreal, funny, serious, and intriguing photographs.

I have a hard time describing his photographs because I believe that his work needs to be experienced, so I’ll guide you to where you can read more about it – and it’s beautifully written, too.

A gorgeous photograph by Paul Cupido drew me in, and I returned to the gallery to see it several times throughout the day. I had never seen any of Cupido’s work prior to this trip and I’ve become a big fan.

I was in awe of the beautiful portraits and Brazilian street scenes by the Brazilian photographer Claudio Edinger.

The Kahmann Gallery introduced me to Justine Tjallinks photographs, and I fell in love with all of them, especially her stills. They also exhibited Schilte & Portielje’s beautiful body of black and white photographs.   Spanish photographer Flore’s (at Clementine Ferroniere) beautiful platinum-palladiums and cyanotypes are to die for!

Old painting masters and contemporary visuals influenced the small, intimate, fun portraits in “My Corona Diary” by Sabine Pigalle.

Sabine Pigalle was in a group exhibit in Evora, Portugal and I was delighted to meet her and see her work and some of the new things she had been doing.

Taste is personal

I visited the Paris Photo exhibit for three days. I studied contemporary photographs and loved the “Pigment Change” by Almudena Romero.

A few installations stood out, but I was most attracted to the classic photographs and images that made me feel nostalgic.

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I fell in love with the black and white, sepia, and classic photography again.

I look forward to going to more photography exhibits and festivals.

About adding more fun things in your life

Stay curious and keep searching for new things to do and get out of your comfort zone!  

It’s so much fun to see new things and to make your daily lives unique.  

Travel with a purpose and make your trips about your hobbies and passions.

A hobby can be all about going to different art fairs, photo fairs and events as well as painting and photographing.

Exit the Comfort Zone

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Updated March 2025