Polka Dot Dresses. Paris, France. August 8, 2016. © Copyright 2016 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Polka dot dresses hanging at a Paris shop

This photograph could be many things, but among them might be a warning about what it is like to travel with me or visit any place with “things to see.” When I travel I virtually always have a camera on my person, if not actually in my hand. My photographer sense isn’t necessarily always “on,” but when it is I can be distracted by almost any sort of visual subject.

Sometimes I look for profound or iconic subjects, and I may spend a fair amount of time finding what I’m looking for and figuring out how to photograph it. At other times, as in the case of this photograph, I’ll make a picture of almost anything that happens to catch my attention, frequently working quickly and then moving on. My recollection is that I must have seen this rack of polka-dot patterned dresses in a shop window or sidewalk display while out walking in Paris.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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