https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Take a walk back through time and see how Paris looked - in colour - in 1923, thanks to a series of photos taken by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151216/colour-photos-of-paris-from-almost-a-century-ago Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:03:47 +0100 colour-photos-of-paris-from-almost-a-century-ago A renowned French photographer is inviting a Paris audience with an open mind to venture into the world of women's menstrual cycles at an exhibition she's perhaps appropriately called 'The Curse'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141217/paris-exhibition-period-menstrual-cycle-marianne-rosenstielh Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:28:00 +0100 paris-exhibition-period-menstrual-cycle-marianne-rosenstielh They'll never earn six figure salaries or be sporting heroes. They play in the rain and to empty stadiums. But amateur footballers -- and their loyal fans -- are every bit as passionate about the game as the professionals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140621/french-photographer-snaps-amateur-football Sat, 21 Jun 2014 12:18:00 +0200 french-photographer-snaps-amateur-football In a mammoth art project, a French artist has decorated one of Paris’s most famous monuments with a collage of thousands of life-size selfies. Take a look inside. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140604/paris-artist-plasters-panthon-with-4000-selfies Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:23:00 +0200 paris-artist-plasters-panthon-with-4000-selfies The smell of wet dog would have most of us backing away. Not Sophie Gamand, though – for her, a dripping pooch represents an irresistible artistic opportunity. Entitled simply 'Wet Dog', her unique photography project has since gone viral around the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131204/french-photographer-snaps-dogs-at-bath-time Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:50:00 +0100 french-photographer-snaps-dogs-at-bath-time