The New Paris Dispatch

The New Paris Dispatch

We’ll always have Paris

Guest essay from photographer Pauline Chatelan, an ex-Parisienne

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Lindsey Tramuta
Dec 10, 2025
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As I’m slowly making my way back to France after a much-needed break across the world, I asked Pauline Chatelan to comment on the experience of returning to Paris as a visitor after many years as a local. So often we glorify what Paris offers us, but what gifts might exist elsewhere for someone who spent their formative years in the city?

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