Wonderful Life of Paris During the 1970s Through Dave Glass’s Lens

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Dave Glass is an American freelance photographer who studied photo-journalism and photography at City College of San Francisco, a blue-collar photography program, from between 1969 and 1970.

For almost five decades, his work has been mostly focused on documenting everyday life of people, and street photography, especially black and white photography.

“I have always admired the photographs of Robert Frank, Morrie Camhi, Danny Lyon, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Jim Marshall, and many others.”

These amazing photos Glass documented everyday life of Paris when he traveled to in 1971 and 1978. Take a look…

Rue Au Maire, Paris, December 1970

Street scene of 3rd arrondissement, Paris, 1970

Montmartre, Paris, 1970

Near Basilique du Sacre Coeur and Metro station Anvers, Paris, December 1970

Renard Livres Echanges near Les Halles, Paris, 1970

Wine shop at 43 Rue Chapon, Quartier des Arts-Et-Metiers, 3rd arrondissement, Paris ,1970

Butcher shop in Le Marais, Paris, 1971

Cafe La Mere Catherine, Place du Tertre, Montmartre, Paris, 1971

Man fishing in The Seine, Paris, 1971

Metro Republique, Paris, 1971

Metro worker, Paris, 1971

Montmartre, Paris, 1971

Montmartre, Paris, 1971

Montmartre, Paris, 1971

Near Les Halles, 1st arrondissement, Paris, 1971

Near Musee du Louvre, Grand Bassin Rond and Metro Tuileries, Paris, 1971

Sign painter, Rue Saint Rustique, Paris, 1971

Street scene, 4th arrondissement, Paris, 1971

View from atop Notre Dame, Paris, 1971

Wedding day, la Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, 1971

Street scene of 3rd arrondissement, near metro Arts et Metiers, Paris, 1978

3rd arrondissement, Paris, 1978

Apartment interior in the 3rd Arrondissement, Rue Chapon, Paris, 1978

Chatelet, Paris, 1978

Corner Boulangerie Rue des Rosiers et Rue des Ecouffes, near Metro Saint-Paul, Paris, 1978

Corner Boulangerie Rue des Rosiers et Rue des Ecouffes, near Metro Saint-Paul, Paris, 1978

In a coffee shop, Paris, 1978

Le Marais, Paris, 1978

Man driving his Renault 5, Paris, 1978

Man smoking cigarette, Paris, 1978

Montmartre, Paris, 1978

Montmartre, Paris, 1978

Montmartre, Paris, November 1978

Paris Metro station Reaumur Sebastopol, 1978

Paris, 1978

Paris, 1978

Rue aux Ours and rue Saint Martin, Paris, 1978

Rue Des Abbesses, 18th arrondissement, Montmartre, Paris, 1978

Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, 10th arrondissement, Paris, 1978

Rue Saint Lazare, Paris, 1978

Street scene in Paris, 1978