Paris in Color: (Coffee Table Books About Paris, Travel Books) Hardcover – April 18, 2012

Nichole Robertson's lovely book, Paris in Color, is pure eye-candy: gorgeous photos of the most ordinary things that seem extraordinarily beautiful in part because they are in Paris, the most beautiful of cities. Ms. Robertson is an expat who moved to Paris with her family three years ago. She describes how, strolling through Paris, the color of a particular chair, door, or vehicle would catch her eye and she would become fixated on that color for the rest of the day. She began taking a series of photos highlighting each vivid or subtle hue. For even more of Nichole Robertson's beautiful photos, visit her blog, Little Brown Pen, and follow her on Pinterest.Paris in Color is an inspiration. I have taken countless photos in Paris, mostly the same photos that everyone takes - the requisite cathedrals, Tour Eiffel, Pyramids du Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Arc de Triomphe. I have deviated from the tourist attractions to photograph flowers and produce in the neighborhood markets, Haussmannian apartments, and Mansard roofs, pastries in bakery windows, and glasses of red.But why limit the project to Paris? Why not look see everyday through rose- (or yellow- or blue-...) colored glasses?

With heavy paper and high quality printed interesting book for coffee table at the guest house

This is a beautiful book. My wife and I last visited Paris 7 years ago. While we visited & enjoyed all of the typical tourist stops, it was our meandering detours through Paris' residential neighborhoods that made our trip so special. We tripped over cafe's, crepe stands, street fairs, parks and many hidden yet wonderful architectural designs. It was also on this trip we discovered my wife was pregnant with our 1st child! Of course while that made our trip extra special - that was our last European vacation alone. So I bought Paris In Color on Amazon (after spying it in an Anthropologie store) as an anniversary gift to my wife. These subtly gorgeous pictures (cleverly divided up by color segments) brought our Paris adventure back to life along with all of the wonderful emotions that we associated with that trip. It made for a very special gift and has inspired us to revisit Paris next year! Bien joué

Paris is such a beautiful, and big city, you really do need to take your time exploring it. And slowly, like a turtle.According to Nichole Robertson, the author of 'Paris in Color', walking with a pet turtle sets a slow pace in which to enjoy this beautiful city, and it was a fashionable thing to do in the 1800's.Armchair travellers will love this photo book for it captures those slices of Paris that most people would just pass by or take for granted.Unlike other travel books, Nichole has created one of "the Paris you see when you step out of the shadows of monuments." And this is what makes 'Paris in Color' unique.Even more intriguing is the back story behind the book.Nichole and her husband decided on a whim to move to Paris from New York. After moving to Paris, she says "everything was a challenge in the best possible way."Being out of her comfort zone was good for her, it turned out. She was able to slow down from the fast-paced New York creative scene, and carried her camera everywhere with her. Snapping photos "of everything that caught my eye."Ms. Robertson created a beautiful photo-blog titled 'Little Brown Pen', which features the most remarkable photographs of every-day Paris. The café's, scooters, signage, menu boards and snapshots of people, doing everyday things.San Francisco publisher, Chronicle Books, discovered her blog and asked if she'd like to create a book around one of her themes - the colors of Paris.Lucky for us, Nichole and her husband didn't over-think their impulsive decision to relocate to Paris. If not for a decision made over a few glasses of wine, 'Paris in Color' wouldn't exist. She says, "I guess good things happen when you follow your bliss."

I stumbled upon Nichole's blog just a few months ago the way it often happens, searching for something specific (images of window boxes) that leads you somewhere else. I really enjoy the photos she posts and I was happy to discover she had a book coming out. Of course I pre-ordered it right away. This is a really great visual book because it captures so many things that you take note of while on a trip to Europe. Unfortunately, they are soon forgotten because you don't always photograph them yourself. Colors, textures, typography...all the little details. I was looking for a book to keep me inspired while I work on designing and launching a line of products to be made in Italy, and it really helps to give me a quick little dose of Europe.

I have been a fan of Nichole's for a few years now. I have 4 of the collage photos in the Paris Color series sitting on my wall in my office. On stressful days, I am able to take a mini vacation thanks to Nichole's gorgeous photos!I have the Kindle version of the book for traveling and the regular version for my home. The book is absolutely beautiful and shows Paris' everyday life, which is exactly what I love to see when I am traveling to new places. She has inspired me to see the beauty in everyday ordinary things. Thanks Nichole!

I purchased this a coffee table book & don't regret the purchase. It's cute, colorful, and captures Paris exactly as I remember it --gorgeous, yet understated. It's definitely not a compelling "read", but has pretty pictures and reminds me why I fell so mad for this city in the first place. Again, I got it solely for a coffee table book and it serves that purpose well.