Photography Book Release of the book “Paris Silence” by Stéphane Gizard

Paris… so much beauty.

The desire to photograph it has always existed.

I have often thought about it but I did not have a common thread.  What story to tell?

The idea had passed.

And then on March 17, 2020, the day of my birthday, France confines itself and Paris becomes silent.

A new story.

A call to creativity and the duty to remember.  I like the emptiness, the space and the silence that emerges from this confinement.  And then there is this light, this radiant sun that awakens the beauty of our capital.

I thought I knew this city but in reality I rediscover it with every moment.  The feeling is quite disturbing.  I feel somewhat like a survivor, an actor from another dimension.  Everything is calm, clean and silent.  I ride a scooter and the joy of wandering around this dehumanized Paris is sometimes heavy yet incredible.

I photograph each neighborhood and what seems to me to be the most symbolic: streets, deserted avenues, stations, shops, cafes … all those places which are normally bustling are now transformed into artificial scenery.

 You had to testify.  This book remains.

Stéphane Gizard

More details and pre-orders on: https://parissilence.fr/en/