The Glow of Paris – provides a graphic account of the history of the 35 bridges that cross the Seine in Paris. A history that commences with Julius Caesar and continues to current day. But more than that it includes stunning, large format black and white photographs that show us the luminosity of the bridges at night and takes our breath away.
IPPY Gold Medal Award Winner!”… a dreamy new take on the 35 bridges that span the Seine, all photographed at night.”
And more awards from … The London Book Festival, The Los Angeles Book Festival, Amsterdam Book Festival, San Francisco Book Festival
All proclaimed The Glow of Paris – The Bridges of Paris at Night one of the best books in the photography/art category in their annual competitions.
Over a period of five years Gary Zuercher took his cameras out into the Parisian night to capture stunningly evocative images of the bridges that span the Seine. Using his artistic eye and sophisticated photographic technique, he created these glorious black-and-white photographs, rich with detail and possessing a clear, luminous, quality. This collection is unique, and remarkable. No one else has ever photographed all the bridges that cross the Seine in Paris in this way. We don t see crowds of people, or heavy traffic. Nothing obscures the beauty and strength of the structures
Not content to present these photos by themselves, Zuercher spent another year of painstaking research in order to chronicle the intriguing history of all 35 of the bridges.
The result; a stunning coffee table size book that has won national and international awards.
Gary Zuercher’s approach of depicting Paris bridges at night is a truly unique aesthetic vision of the city. His manipulation of the camera, playing with shadow and light effects, isolates and elevates these important architectural symbols of Paris far beyond their daily, prosaic function.”
— Phillip Dennis Cate, Curator Special Exhibits, Musée Montmartre, Paris, Director Emeritus, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers University
With stunning black and white photos in the Ansel Adams tradition and stories about Paris’ legendary bridges this is a real Paris book gem.”
— Bob Bishop, Editor/Publisher, Paris Voice
This book presents sumptuous photographs of the great bridges of Paris in all their nocturnal splendor, glowing and poetic. You can almost hear the gentle lap of the Seine. A must for collectors of fine photography.”
—David M. Seager, Art Director, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
