Photojournalist: Peter Turnley

Title: "Paris"

Peter Turnley: "Paris," 1991

Since 1975, U.S.-born photographer Peter Turnley has continually photographed the life of Paris, his adopted home. His tender, humorous and sensual view of Paris offers a distinct contrast to the stark realities depicted in his renowned global photojournalism. His black-and-white photographs, like the one pictured here, are traditional silver gelatin fiber prints of stunning quality.

Peter Turnley

Peter Turnley is renowned for his photography of the human condition. His photographs have been featured on the cover of Newsweek 43 times and are published frequently in the world's most prestigious publications. Turnley has worked in more than 90 countries and covered many major stories of international geopolitical and historic significance during the past 30 years. He witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall and the revolutions in Eastern Europe in 1989, the liberation of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid in South Africa. He was in New York at Ground Zero on Sept 11, 2001, New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Haiti after the tragic earthquake of 2011, and Egypt during the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Turnley's photographs often draw attention to the plight of those who suffer hardship and injustice. He maintains an ongoing documentation of the major refugee populations of the world. Turnley has extensively photographed the life of Cuba since 1989 and has published a book, "Cuba: A Grace of Spirit." Since 1975, he has continually photographed the life of Paris, his adopted home. Turnley lives in both New York and Paris and has published eight books.

Signed by photographer

Image size: 17.75 x 27 inches (landscape)

Framed size: 20.25 x 28 inches