Friends, you may know that Paris entered a new phase of confinement this weekend.

Of course no lockdown is ideal, but I’m hoping that our new measures will help us finally get ahold of a third wave that has been slowly growing since the holidays.

A lot of nonessential businesses have had to close again. People who live in affected regions (that’s me, hi) must also stay within 10 km (~6 mi) of home unless they have an important reason to go further.

By French standards, though, this lockdown is still relatively lax. The nationwide curfew that’s been in place since December got pushed from 6 pm to 7 pm, plus I’m thrilled to be allowed outside of my house for more than an hour a day.

As a photographer, I’m also glad to still be allowed to (cautiously, safely) take on some client work and continue with my photography during lockdown.

That’s right, we can still do some professional photography here in Paris this time around! My French trade union gave us a great rundown yesterday, so I thought I’d pass it on to you, summarized and in English. If you’re in need of photography in France, or maybe you’re in the photography business or a related creative industry, this is for you!

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