In the air… What an incredible feeling you have in the tramway from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island… Slowly moving, crossing the avenues first, then discovering the details of the Queensborough Bridge, then the East River, and eventually, you picture the whole east-Manhattan skyline.

On an early morning in the Fall. Back then, my daily routine was jumping in the crowded subway at Republique and just having the time to cross the Champs-Elysées in the morning light before going to work. But one day, I got up early, grabbed my Leica instead of my attaché case before leaving, and had the chance to admire the sunrise at the Jardin des Tuileries. I wish I had done that more often.