Paris et Moi

04.24.2016

photography by LUIS ALEJANDRO

Paris Syndrome is a form of mania specific to foreign tourists who are seeing—and fast becoming disillusioned with—the city of Paris for the very first time. The city is so famous and iconic that strangers become inconsolably depressed when it fails to meet expectation. Finding Paris, the real Paris, then becomes a matter of deprogramming and rediscovery. This is the project of Luis Alejandro Cuéllar. The fashion photographer and Colombian transplant takes to the streets in order to uncover the city’s evasive, daily life.  

Actress Madeleine Pougatch at canal st. martin.

Actress Madeleine Pougatch at canal st. martin.

Street Photography by Luis Alejandro

Street Photography by Luis Alejandro

‘Stepping out of my door into the streets feels like diving into a dim river,
I never know what I´m going to find under the mighty waters of concrete, 
Light is the beacon that guides my walks around Paris 
My eyes are compasses to lead my way.’ 

—Luis Alejandro Cuéllar
 

Street Photography by Luis Alejandro

Street Photography by Luis Alejandro

Street Photography by Luis Alejandro