Paris Skyline from Centre Pompidou Rooftop

5 October 2017 · Paris

The structural spars of Centre Pompidou cut across the foreground, turning the view into a framed geometry before it even reaches the city. From here, Place Georges-Pompidou opens below, rows of Haussmann zinc rooftops stretch to the horizon, and the Eiffel Tower marks the far right edge under a flat autumn overcast. Tour Saint-Jacques rises mid-left, anchoring the older Paris against the spread of the modern one. The frame holds the building and the city it stands apart from — both in the same shot, neither one diminished.