Why this Chinese uncleโs Paris photographs have become popular online, and what people are seeing in them |
The internet is used to seeing Paris through rose-tinted lenses, glowing sunsets, perfect lighting, perfect selfies, carefully framed shots that make every corner look cinematic. So when a set of unedited photos showed up online recently, the contrast was jarring enough to stop people mid-scroll. The pictures are without any filters (itโs rare nowadays to see pictures like those, at least on the Internet), no colour grading, no dramatic angles. They were just a few ordinary pictures taken by an ordinary tourist. But what followed was a viral moment that many called the most honest social media versus reality check…
