A Walking Tour of Paris Through Rose-Coloured Glasses

Photographing the City of Light with a special film roll that turns images purple

William Sidnam
Full Frame
Published in
9 min readMar 30, 2024

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A woman takes in a view of Paris from an elevated position in the Jardin des Tuileries.
An image that I haven't retouched in any way. This is a scan the film lab sent me. Photo by William Sidnam.

If there’s one city in the world whose reputation far surpasses its reality, the Oscar must surely go to Paris.

In the world of cinema, television and social media, the French capital is usually portrayed as some…

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William Sidnam
Full Frame

New Zealand creative based in Paris. Advertising copywriter, photographer & sometime Top Writer. Follow my Paris metro posters at www.instagram.com/metrotears/