At the exact moment when the royal fork sank into the soft flesh of the blue lobster, a small, compact and determined troop attacked rillettes and saucisson to celebrate the resurrection of a photo gallery in the Galerie Vivienne.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE

France, Wednesday September 20, 8:45 pm, while the powerful and famous are at Versailles, off the ground …

The good city of Paris regains a gallery for vintage photography in a discreet but well-placed location.

Bruno Tartarin is behind this project, which complements his Classic magazine and his organization of annual fairs.

And the charming Elodie will welcome you at 4, Galerie Vivienne (at the far left of the view).

And to those who ask why, in these icy times, Bruno takes the risk of opening a gallery in Paris and asks – But why? he replies: “Not why, but where. Because I’m opening it here, in this place”.