dancing poppies, roussillon, france, 1995
"like a painting stirred to life by summer wind, provence is where the simplest of landscapes—poppies dancing in a field outside roussillon—can turn suddenly sublime. no wonder artists are drawn to this corner of southern france, and why everyone from roman emperors to movie stars has wanted to claim a piece of it. but as much as it gives up to those just passing through, provence reserves its sweetest self for those who call it home."
from "essence of provence," september 1995, national geographic magazine
摄影者：william albert allard
舞动的罂粟，鲁西永，法国，1995
罂粟在鲁西永郊外的田地中随风起舞，这普洛斯旺的朴实风景犹如一幅由激发生命力的夏日微风所作的画，并在瞬间得到了升华。没有任何一个充满好奇心的艺术家用画笔描绘这个法国南部的角落，但是，从罗马帝王到电影明星，他们中的任何一个人都渴望拥有一块这里的土地。不过那些过客最终放弃了他们的渴望，于是，普洛斯旺为那些把这里当成家园的人保留了最最甜蜜美好的本色。