It was a spring morning in the Montmarte area of Paris. The streets were quiet, the city was still sleeping. As I approached, I saw a woman inside the right-hand window with her forearms resting on the sill while she chatted with the gentleman. I began framing the shot in my mind as I got closer. With my camera ready in hand, I stopped before them. At first, the gentleman didn't notice me, but the woman did, and she slid back into the shadow. He turned his head, and I clicked the shutter. 

Captured in 2003 on black and white film with the Mamiya 645.