I took this picture a number of years ago before the explosion of smartphones. Recently I revisited the image and created this selective color version. It was taken at the Sorbonne in Paris.
It made me think if today would this young lady would be reading a hardcover book or would she have her head in her phone like most other people.
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Walking through the Sorbonne in Paris at lunchtime, I came across this scene. What else should a young Parisian student be doing at lunch other than reading. You can purchase a print of this image at my commercial site by clicking here.
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Reading for Godot
I truly feel sorry for people who are homeless or going without food in our society. I am also not naive and know there are some people,hopefully a small minority, who are not truly homeless and just beg because they can. In any case, if you are helpless and need to beg but some effort in to it. Treat begging and living on the street as your temporary job and create a better sign at least. And for god’s sake if you have to read on the job you can do better than James Patterson. You can see other photojournalist images and buy apparel and prints on my commercial site.
Reading At Work
Walking through the Sorbonne in Paris at lunchtime, I came across this scene. What else should a young Parisian student be doing at lunch other than reading. You can purchase a print of this image at my commercial site by clicking here.
Closed For Lunch