Airport Tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle with Book and Luggage

3 October 2017 · Paris

A paperback Stephen King novel sits on a concrete jersey barrier at the edge of the Charles de Gaulle apron, a roller suitcase propped beside it. Behind the barrier, orange traffic cones line a taxiway where a ground crew vehicle rolls under a dramatic, cloud-stacked sky. A French Blue aircraft sits at a distant gate. The stillness of the reading material against the controlled motion of the tarmac is the whole contrast — one world paused, another permanently in motion.