Reuters photographer Philippe Wojazer was at the Elysee Palace waiting for Presi...
PARIS - Reuters photographer Philippe Wojazer was at the Elysee Palace waiting for President Emmanuel Macron to hold a press conference on the “yellow vest” protests when his mobile phone lit up with news that Notre-Dame cathedral was on fire.
As a designated pool photographer for the event, he was trapped — he had to stay and shoot Macron’s address despite the disaster unfurling barely a kilometer away. Aware that astonishing images of the burning landmark and its collapsing spire had been hitting news websites, TV channels and social media for several hours, he knew there was only one shot that would set him apart.
The result: an eerie shot down one of Notre-Dame’s two naves, smoke rising from blackened debris on the stone flooring, silhouetted angel figurines against the wall and a raised golden cross on the altar, bathed in artificial light.The photo, taken from a doorway some 60 meters away, gave the world its first view inside the eight-centuries-old gothic masterpiece, revealing that the overall damage might not be as grave as feared from outside.
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