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Todd Webb: A Photographer in Paris

A new book entitled Paris: A Love Story 1948-1952 sheds light on how American photographer Todd Webb fell in love with Paris when he was 44. Following in the footsteps of Eugene Atget, he walked the streets of a city emerging from the scars of occupation,and from 1948 to 1952 created an intimate picture of the city, its people,cafés,streets and boulevards.

December 31, 1949. As the clock ticked down toward mid-century, Todd Webb’s apartment rattled with dancing and laughter. Twenty-two bottles of champagne— and another ten of Remy Martin—had gone belly up and the partygoers were in high spirits. And wh...

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Bill Shapiro

Bill Shapiro is the former editor-in-chief of LIFE magazine. Follow him on Instagram at @billshapiro.

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