Street Sweeper, Paris

A street-level portrait shot of a Parisian council worker sweeping the road, photographed on film in the 1970s. He is wearing the distinctive blue overalls and flat cap of a City of Paris street cleaner, with a "Ville de Paris" badge visible on his chest, and is captured mid-sweep with a long-handled broom.

The background is softly out of focus, showing a blue period car, a tree, and several other people going about their day. The shallow depth of field keeps the subject as the clear focal point of the image.

The natural film colours and grain give the photo a documentary quality. It's a candid, unposed shot that captures an ordinary moment of working life in 1970s Paris.

Each made to order print is produced using archival giclée printing on Canson Baryta gloss paper - a premium fine art paper favoured by professional photographers for its exceptional detail, rich tonal range, and long-lasting colour. Your print arrives with a certificate of authenticity, personally included with every order.