Tel Aviv vs. Paris is an on going photography project I’m shooting. These are two cities I visit quite often and observe them as an outsider.
I must admit that I was very inspired by Vahram Muratyan’s project ‘Paris vs New York, a tally of two cities’ so I decided to pull my photographic eye into it and see what comes up. I’m choosing a phrase/a location or a word (in bold) and see how it interacts in these two cities.
Image above: City Spikes Notre Dame vs. Dizingoff Center Tower
Image above: Common Bread Cheese Rolls at Du Pain et des Idees vs. Soft Bagels at Abu-Lafia
Image above: Water Fronts Tel Aviv Hilton Beach vs. La Seine
Image above: Young Love Sitting along the Seine and watching the Notre Dame vs. Sitting in front of a pool in Rabin Square
Image above: Vintage Old Books along the Seine vs. Old Postcards in Jaffa’s Flea Market
Image above: Coffee Break Quai de l’Hôtel de Ville vs. Rotschild Blvd
Image above: City Overview Montmartre vs. Tel Aviv Beach Front
Image above: Holly Places The Big Synagogue in Alenbi st. vs. The Notre Dame
Image above: Street Art Know Hope vs. Jef Aerosol
Image above: Trendy Hoods Gan Hachasmal vs. Canal st. Martin
Image above: Columns The Big Synagogue in Alenbi st. vs. The Pantheon
Image above: Shoes Window Display in Rue Rue Saint-Honoré. vs. Designer’s Studio in South of Tel Aviv
Image above: Business Centers Business District of La Défense. vs. Azrieli Towers
Image above: Night Lights The Notre Dame vs. Agam Fountain in Dizingoff Square
Image above: Lucky Charms Padlocks on Pont l’Archevêché vs. Hamsa in Shuk Hakarmel
18 Comments
I love this! Such an interesting dichotomy but BOTH are appealing (probably Tel Aviv even more so right now with these persistently cold temps in Paris!)
Lindsey, can’t wait for you to visit Tel AViv
Great concept and beautiful photos as always! I’ve always been kind of scared of going to Israel because of the conflict but from your photos Tel Aviv looks like a place I must definitely check out.
Thanks Mireille,
Tel Aviv is a great city
Very nice idea. Having been to both many times, it’s great to see how far Tel-Aviv has come…. well, Paris will always be Paris:-)
Thanks Tina. Indeed, we will always have Paris
Tel Aviv was already on top of my travel wishlist, but this makes me want to go there right NOW :)
Thanks Judith. Hop on a plane. Only 4 hours from Paris. Love your blog, by the way
איזה יופי.
Wonderful.
Love the idea, love the execution !
Merci Jean Laurent
Absolutely love this idea of your post and it is so interesting to look at! Want to go to both places right away. And of course it sparked a few ideas for sisterMAG right away ;).
Talk to you soon. Just working on the Venice article!
Yours, Thea
Thanks Thea. Can’t wait to do a Berlin-Tel Aviv visual :-)
Truly an amazing post! I loved every single photo in this post! :)
beautiful photos and comparison… knowing both cities and loving the differences and similarities.
Thanks Julie
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