Cannes is well known for hosting the annual Film Festival and for being a smart and busy touristic resort, with elegant hotels and expensive various luxury shops.
All these features don’t interest me that much, so I tried to find a different and hopefully more real approach to the city for this photographic series.
Imagine to look at the old port of Cannes from the sea, as if you were arriving there by boat: on the right you’ll see the elegant seaside promenade, La Croisette, with all its fashionable and luxurious hotel and the streets, which are a kind of dreams for fortunate shoppers.
On the left you’ll see the less “fashionable” districts; the old town perched on the top of the Suquet hill, the fishermen’s port, the popular beaches.
Guess where we decided to stay and what we preferred to explore…

I have privileged, as subject for my photos in this gallery, colours, lights and atmospheres, rather than monuments and impressive architectures. A visual report of a short, relaxing autumn holidays