robert giraud et romi (1947)

fourth of fourth – what in the mondo does that mean? well i didn’t know either until rhan tagged me! basically, you’re supposed to take the fourth picture or image out of the fourth folder on your computer. the image above is what i found, one of my favourites by robert doisneau.

l’apres midi d’un faune, with maurice baquet (1957)

he became one of my favourite photographers ever since i bought a calendar in a steveston village gift shop three years ago. i was just sifting through the shop’s inventory when i came across a calendar of doisneau’s rare photos featuring the cello! it turns out that the store owner’s wife is a cellist too, and she thought that this particular calendar would be a nice addition to their shop. i walked out with two of the exact same calendars that fine afternoon, one for me and one for my cello teacher.

just to show you how much i really do admire monsieur doisneau’s work (and not just because he loves the cello too), here’s one wall of my current room.

it’s covered in poster-sized calendar pages of early 20th century paris street photos – by who, you say? well you can probably guess by now. the top row second image from the left is the famous le basier de l’hotel de ville. my bed is right below these gems so they are the first things i see when i wake, and the last things i see before going to bed! on that happy note, i in turn tag danica, mette, natsumi and yasu :)