Bio:
Bob Soltys’ love of photography began in 1967 when he read the Eye of Eisenstaedt. Shortly after that, his aunts gave him a Kodak Instamatic camera for Christmas. In 1971, he brought his 35mm camera along when his fellow high school students walked out to protest a teachers’ strike that would have prevented seniors from graduating. The weekly paper bought his photos, launching a career capturing people and events on film. A former Navy officer, Bob is the coauthor of My Wonderful Life about his dog Manny.
Statement:
The Art of Living is an ongoing project that seeks to inspire understanding of Parisian culture and how it may view us, while making people smile. It’s how I give back to the city I love, which changed my photography and my life.
Longer winter nights give me more time to indulge my love of the way black and white film portrays night scenes, inspired by the 1951 movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. As a transportation strike left many restaurants and cafés empty, Parisians pondered their next moves and the meaning of it all.
Proceeds from the sale of my Paris images go to French charities, including Secours Populaire Française.
Bob Soltys
Take a one-minute break walking thru an exhibit of my Paris images.
« Être parisian ce n’est pas être né a Paris, c’est y renaître. » “To be Parisian is not to be born in Paris, it is to be reborn there.”
