{"id":1238,"date":"2012-11-09T18:27:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T16:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doenges.com\/blog\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2012-11-24T18:45:52","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T16:45:52","slug":"saxophone-on-the-pont-des-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doenges.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/saxophone-on-the-pont-des-arts","title":{"rendered":"Saxophone on the Pont des Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Streets of Paris workshop in September, an assignment was to shoot on the Pont des Arts<\/a>. There were a number of musicians playing on the bridge, but the lone saxophone player caught my ear.<\/p>\n

I stopped to listen to his music for a long time, struck by the fact that he seemed to be playing for himself, not the people around him.<\/p>\n

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Stephen plays the Saxophone on the Pont des Arts in Paris.<\/p><\/div>\n

It finally dawned on me that I was supposed to be taking pictures, not listen to music (bad student!), so I did. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Afterwards, I talked to Stephen, the musician, who turns out to be a really nice guy. He’s originally from Pittsburgh, PA and went to live and work in Paris. After a while, he could not stand his “normal” job anymore, so he is now a full-time musician. Wow, talk about living your dream!<\/p>\n

At the time, he was practicing, which he prefers to do outside and in public, rather than in a stuffy rehearsal room. That I can relate to!<\/p>\n

As the sun dropped from the sky, the sky turned into a spectacular background and I could not pass the opportunity by. I did miss dinner at a fantastic restaurant waiting for the colors to be just right, but I think the picture justifies the loss – barely. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Stephen plays the Saxophone in front of the sunset on the Pont des Arts in Paris.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next time you are in Paris, check out Stephens schedule<\/a> and listen to him play! And if you’re in Munich, Stephen, let me know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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