Friday, 18 December 2015 By Chant Wagner

Habit Rouge Impression - Une Impression d'Habit Rouge - 130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks {Paris Street Photo}

Habit Rouge Impression - Une Impression d'Habit Rouge - 17/130 © 2015 CHANT WAGNER

130 Street Photographies after the Paris Attacks - 130 photographies de rue, après les attentats de Paris - In Memoriam

On November 15, 2015, near the Bataclan was a crowded area where it was not easy to photograph as the streets were so densely populated and fluid - but also for emotional reasons; I've never taken so many blurry pictures in my life because I too, I realized, was caught in this process of collective grieving, even in spite of myself...

I was struck by this vision of a young man having come to pay his respects in spite of having his leg in a cast and wondered whether he was one of the survivors from the shooting, although it could be just, say, due to an equestrian accident.

Less than 48 hours after the tragic event, some found the strength to come pay homage to the dead, even though they were physically weakened.

Coming from a perfume culture background, I couldn't help but think that this image made me think of Habit Rouge by Guerlain. It, no doubt, helped me distinguish this young man in the crowd, together with the sense of a body at an odd angle betraying rigidity and frailty, but not lack of strength.

This photo is part of a series capturing the atmosphere of Paris after 11/13 in 130 pictures, one each day for each of the 130 Paris Attack victims.

Previously:

Recueillement - Meditation - 16/130

Saving Memorial Art from the Rain - Sauver un art de la mémoire de la pluie - 15/130

A Month Later - Un mois plus tard - 14/130

December 13, 2015 - Le 13 décembre 2015 - 13/130

Quentin Mourier, 29 ans - Quentin Mourier - 29 years old - 12/130

I Love You - M - Je t'aime, M - 11/130

Game Over: Culture Shock - Fin de partie : le choc culturel - 10/130

The Blood of the Republic was Shed - Le sang de la République a été versé - 9/130

Under Shock - Sous Le Choc - 8/130

Bullet Holes at the Laundromat - Impacts de balles au Lavratonic - 7/130