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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/janetliz/">janetliz</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/janetliz/55331273846/" title="Paris Day 3__333"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331273846_f6bf718122_m.jpg" width="134" height="240" alt="Paris Day 3__333" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/janetliz/">janetliz</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/janetliz/55331698385/" title="Paris Day 3__342"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331698385_feba2bb6fe_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Paris Day 3__342" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/southbeachcars/">Phillip Pessar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southbeachcars/55331632750/" title="Le Paris Bakery West Miami"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331632750_a295369f10_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Le Paris Bakery West Miami" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/southbeachcars/">Phillip Pessar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southbeachcars/55331361013/" title="Le Paris Bakery West Miami"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331361013_dda368ddf5_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Le Paris Bakery West Miami" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/southbeachcars/">Phillip Pessar</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/southbeachcars/55331632765/" title="Le Paris Bakery West Miami"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331632765_69c899b803_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Le Paris Bakery West Miami" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/32357017@N03/">John Hayes (gravelboy)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/32357017@N03/55331338253/" title="Paris2025 - 26"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331338253_f9793cc29d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Paris2025 - 26" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/15499914@N06/">Gerald Lau</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/15499914@N06/55330201487/" title="A costume detail from one of the displays inside the Palais Garnier, Paris."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55330201487_b38b326261_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="A costume detail from one of the displays inside the Palais Garnier, Paris." /></a></p> <p>I do not know the exact production or character this belonged to, but even in close-up it says a great deal about the world it came from. This is not clothing in the ordinary sense. It is theatre made wearable: imitation jewels, metallic thread, cabochon stones, embroidered surfaces, and enough ornament to announce status, fantasy, mythology, wealth, and spectacle from the back row of an opera house.<br /> <br /> Is there a kind of intelligence hidden inside this excess? These details were not simply added because somebody had a spare afternoon and a dangerous relationship with glitter. On stage, costume has to communicate immediately. The audience needs to understand rank, character, mood, and drama before anyone has time to consult a program or pretend they understood the recitative.<br /> <br /> We often think of decoration as superficial, but objects like this remind us that surface can carry meaning. Colour, shine, texture, and exaggeration all become a kind of language. A costume like this does not merely cover the performer; it helps create the illusion the performer steps into.<br /> <br /> Although I photographed this image back in 2012, I remember the costume as more gold than blue, but the camera found the darker jewel-box side of it: emerald, ruby, sapphire, tarnished metal, and theatrical shadow. It feels less like fashion and more like a small portable empire, stitched together for the benefit of music, drama, and people sitting very far away with opera glasses and strong opinions.<br /> <br /> One detail among many inside Palais Garnier, but a reminder that theatre does not begin when the curtain rises. Sometimes it begins in the beadwork.<br /> <br /> Nikon D7000, 18–200mm f/3.5–5.6 at 48mm / 72mm equivalent, 1/50 sec, f/8, ISO 12800.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331227984/" title="P3100648"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331227984_870ae5c24f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100648" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331159848/" title="P3100846"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331159848_5e3d52734c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100846" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331010281/" title="P3100714"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331010281_e524384c88_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100714" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331436530/" title="P3100678"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331436530_4841c2c4af_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100678" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331011686/" title="P3100750"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331011686_b8a3d85c0d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100750" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331226544/" title="P3100720"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331226544_77deac422b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100720" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331011156/" title="P3100758"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331011156_23159fd9d8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100758" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331435175/" title="P3100736"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331435175_6ac741a98c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100736" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331227664/" title="P3100676"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331227664_64196f663d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="P3100676" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331161253/" title="P3100722"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331161253_7ac25004c7_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100722" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331228569/" title="P3100594"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331228569_8fbe59868c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100594" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/202526817@N03/">clgkhkrf54</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/202526817@N03/55331391665/" title="briquet%2044175"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331391665_bd132d6598_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="briquet%2044175" /></a></p> <p>Briquet Historic Images of Mexico. Alfred Saint-Ange Briquet (1833–1926)—frequently credited as Abel Briquet—was a French-born pioneer who became one of Mexico's first and most influential modern commercial photographers. Active during a crucial turning point in Mexican history, his work beautifully captured a nation balancing its deep pre-Hispanic roots with a rapid push toward late 19th-century modernization.<br /> Born in Paris on December 30, 1833, Briquet originally established himself within the French photographic scene in 1854. His technical expertise was formidable enough that he was hired to teach photography at the prestigious École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (the prominent French military academy). He closed his Parisian studio in 1865. While the exact date of his arrival in Mexico is debated, records show he had firmly immigrated and established roots there by the early-to-mid 1870s. He spent the remainder of his long life in Mexico, passing away in 1926 at the age of 92. Work History in Mexico. <br /> Briquet’s career in Mexico was defined by major commercial success and lucrative government backing.The Railway Catalyst (1876): His big breakthrough came in 1876 when he was commissioned to document the construction of the Mexican National Railway (Ferrocarril Nacional Mexicano) linking the crucial port of Veracruz to Mexico City. The Porfirian Era Patronage: This high-profile engineering project caught the attention of President Porfirio Díaz. Under the Díaz regime (the Porfiriato), which prioritized foreign investment and infrastructure, Briquet became a preferred state contractor. He regularly received official assignments to photograph ports, harbors, and modern public works. Commercial Success (1885): In 1885, he opened a prominent commercial photography studio in Mexico City. Over the next 25 years, he published 13 highly successful photographic series, catering to both the state government and an emerging market of international tourists, scientists, and investors.The Revolution Halt (1910): When the Mexican Revolution erupted in 1910, the Porfirio Díaz regime collapsed, effectively ending Briquet's steady stream of official government contracts. Documenting Mexico: His Photographic Legacy.<br /> Briquet's body of work is a masterclass in composition, utilizing strict lines of perspective (often meticulously arranging people at precise 45-degree angles to add depth) and crisp albumen prints. His output is generally divided into three major thematic categories that captured the essence of the country.1. Visualizing Modernization and Progress.<br /> While many contemporary travel photographers focused strictly on romanticized, rustic ruins, Briquet was hired to show the new Mexico. His images of sprawling railway bridges cutting through rugged canyons, bustling industrial plants, and the newly remodeled port of Veracruz served as visual evidence of Mexico's entry into the modern industrial world. His lens favored clean lines, geometric steel structures, and high-class urban neighborhoods. 2. Vistas Mexicanas (Mexican Views) and Landscapes.<br /> Between 1880 and 1895, Briquet compiled his famous Vistas Mexicanas albums. These works blended the standards of early European travel photography with raw Mexican geography. He beautifully captured: Major historical monuments and landmarks like Chapultepec Castle and the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral. Breathtaking natural landscapes, tracking the route from the high central valleys down to the tropical coasts of Veracruz.3. Antigüedades and Tipos Mexicanos (Antiquities and Local Types) Briquet also looked backward and inward to document Mexico's cultural fabric:Antigüedades Mexicanas: He actively documented pre-Hispanic history, taking detailed photographs of archaeological artifacts and monumental structures housed in the Museo Nacional de México. His prints became vital resources for early Mesoamerican scholars (notably crossing paths with researchers like Eduard Seler and Teobert Maler). Tipos Mexicanos: Following the artistic conventions of the era, he created ethnographic portrait series of local working-class citizens—such as water carriers (aguadores), street vendors, and farmers. True to his commercial eye, he would often use the downtime during major railway shoots to frame local workers against the backdrop of the newly laid tracks, seamlessly blending the human element with the industrial age.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55331140543/" title="P3100719__"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55331140543_abcd8a390b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="P3100719__" /></a></p>

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