Film Diaries: August

August is a very particular month of the year in Paris, it is hard not to notice it: life is getting so slow, the city is empty, cafes, bakeries and shops are closing for annual vacation and a half of the city is leaving for the holidays (making room for the tourists!). Therefore, looking back, I, at first, had the impression that August was malleable and boring. But! Again, thanks to my new habit of having a monthly film diary, it turned out that August was eventful, with lot of traveling and meetings: I managed to spend some time off in both Paris and St. Tropez in the South of France, back to Paris again for 3 days to catch up with my dearest friend Nastya before heading to see my family in Russia for the last 1,5 weeks of August. I spent as much as 2 film rolls (I shot an entire one in Russia); this time I used Fuji Superia 400 (in France) and Kodak Portra 160 (in Russia). There are also a couple of pictures shot on film by Nastya, she used a different film.

Август особенный месяц в году в Париже, особенность эту сложно не заметить: жизнь замедляется максимально, город пустеет, кафе-булочные-магазины закрываются и пол города уезжает на каникулы. Поэтому, оглядываясь назад, у меня создается впечатление, что август был тягучий и скучный. Но! Опять же, благодаря моей новой привычке вести пленочный ежемесячный дневник, оказалось, что август был насыщенный на события, путешествия и встречи: я успела побывать и в Париже, и в Сан-Тропе на юге, снова в Париже с моей подругой Настей и последние дни августа провела в Калининграде с семьей. Я истратила аж 2 пленки (1 полностью на поездку домой) и поэтому этот пост разделю на несколько хронологический частей. В августе я снимала во Франции на пленку Fuji Superia 400, в России пробовала новую для меня Kodak Portra 160. Также несколько фото для этого поста я взяла у Насти.

So, my August was about...

Getting last projects done in Paris before vacation

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We were shooting another project for Starbucks and got into a fight so I took a picture of him being angry 😅 (turned out to be the first pic of the roll)

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Then we met our friend Dimitri who just got back from his USA-Mexico trip a few hours ago and he was obviously tired (and Alex probably still mad at me)

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Photo 1: Alina + Anna after having coffee & banana bread at Telescope
Photo 2: Alexey few minutes after he got his positive answer about French citizenship!

Coffee date at Passager Cafe with Karina

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Golden hour on Seine river after shooting with client

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Photo 1: coffee date on a rainy day with Anna
Photo 2: mirror selfie after last brunch together before I headed to St Tropez
me wearing: Iro shorts, Lee denim jacket, Soludos sandals, Rayban sunnies

Saint Tropez

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First sunset in St Tropez

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Photo 1: from my early morning walk alone through empty city (Place de l'Ormeau)
Photo 2: another early morning by the pool (before everyone else!)

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Plage des Graniers, my favourite little beach in St Tropez)

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Lunch at Loulou and golden hour at Ramatuelle: I didn't like being there though!
me wearing: Eugenia Kim hat, Rabens Saloner dress

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Last sunset in St Tropez, I was so ready to go back to Paris!

Back to Paris for 3 days!

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Nastya in Paris! Poor weather that day! We were cold, our feet were wet and we were so hungry!

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Feeling better after having poké bowl at Pokawa
me wearing: WAYF jacket, Ripcurl tshirt

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2 day with Nasty: Photo 1 was taken before the movies (Once upon a time in Hollywood) and Photo 2 right after. The sunset colors were so beautiful but unfortunately we can't really see it...

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And Monday 19th! Nastya turning 25 and we started celebrating it with breakfast at The Hoxton!

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Love this half-successful photo on self-timer in Jardin du Palais Royal

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Nastya took this picture on our way to Grand Wheel! 2nd photo from the top of the Wheel in Jardin des Tuileries

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Last moments together in Jardin du Luxembourg before I took off to Russia!

Russian Summer

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My beautiful friend Jenia

Friday morning on Baltic sea shore with my parents
me wearing: Levi's short, Ozero swimwear, Rayban sunnies

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Family time on our dacha

My niece picking up plums from a tree in my mom's garden

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Pooltime

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Russian Summer: Love so much this picture of kids having fun in the fountain in one of the parks in my hometown Kaliningrad

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My beautiful friend Marina on pedalboat (and the last shot on the film!)

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