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The invisible street musician

Outside Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

Paris, France. This street musician travels with his portable piano. He played quite well but few people stopped to listen and, as the photograph demonstrates, he was practically invisible to the people on the street, despite being a significant presence with his piano. We listened to him while sitting on the church steps, applauded his performance and made a donation. After his performance, he put his bench on top of the piano and wheeled it to a waiting van. He was one of many street musicians we encountered while strolling around Paris.

Sunday Challenge: It's a crazy world.

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13 comments

Kayleigh said:

Very beautiful Street-Image! I like Paris and the people :-)
2 days ago

Xata said:

That is why I dislike cities, the bigger they are the more people seem indifferent to others….
2 days ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Joyful street scene.
2 days ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

A beautiful image!

Happy summer solstice and happy new week
2 days ago

William Sutherland said:

Outstanding shot!

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2 days ago

Gudrun said:

A well caught and telling scene! The woman with her phone is symptomatic...
2 days ago

Nicole Merdrignac said:

Superbe photo de ce pianiste . Bonne semaine .
2 days ago ( translate )

*Уαɾα said:

A wonderful documentation of general human indifference, Esther!
2 days ago ( translate )

Don Sutherland said:

Wonderful photo, great title, and interesting account.
2 days ago

Günter Klaus said:

Ich finde das ja eine klasse Idee,das man so Klaviers einfach aufstellt liebe Esther :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 days ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

There's a local pianist who plays his piano on the streets of Shrewsbury too. His piano is a lot older and heavier looking than this one, and it's a 2 man job to move it. This looks much more entertaining and probably more in tune than the piano that we listen to.
34 hours ago

Esther said:

Thank you so much for your visits and comments.
16 hours ago

Gillian Everett said:

Fascinating street scene, great for the topic, Esther.
12 hours ago