“No matter whether it’s Paris or Istanbul. I do not photograph cities, but an imaginary City that inhabits each megalopolis. It is the product of the Man’s excesses, his genius, his madness. The City exceeds the overflow. She is about to devour us.” Floriane de Lassée
The Gaia Hotel Library, a hidden four-star bookshop-library in Taipei, Taiwan.
life:
In January 1954, LIFE magazine introduced its readers to a remarkable nine-week-old baby named Julie Sheldon, who lived in Los Angeles and was, according to LIFE, the “world’s youngest swimmer.” Coached by her grandmother, a children’s swimming instructor, “Julie practices once a day,” LIFE wrote, “faithfully following her morning nap with a 20-minute dip.” (Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFEmagazine #1950s