Michael Joseph Children Roller-Skating During a Military Parade, Paris Photo taken in the early 1960s Unique original darkroom print, signed in pencil In this quietly electrifying street photograph, Michael Joseph captures a moment where play cuts straight through ceremony. A child on roller skates glides effortlessly into the foreground, arms outstretched, body tilted forward in motion and joy. Ahead, advancing in disciplined formation, a military parade moves through a Parisian street lined with classic Haussmann façades. The contrast is immediate and unforgettable: freedom against formality, childhood against authority, movement against order. Joseph’s timing is immaculate. The skater is neither fleeing nor confronting the soldiers — simply existing, uninterrupted, in her own momentum. The image refuses drama, yet achieves something more lasting: a human truth about how everyday life persists alongside history’s grand gestures. Technically, the photograph is rich and assured. Motion blur in the child’s legs amplifies speed and vitality, while the soldiers remain crisply legible, grounding the scene in its historical moment. The street itself becomes a stage where innocence and institution briefly share the same frame. This is Michael Joseph at his most perceptive — alert to irony, alive to humanity, and instinctively drawn to moments that would otherwise vanish. A single, unrepeatable second, preserved not as spectacle, but as lived experience. An immortalised instant. Mount size 50cm wide by 40cm high. Gently wrinkled paper, bearing the quiet marks of over six decades—much like lines on a face. Unique, authentic darkroom print made by Michael in his darkroom. Signed by the artist, the work will be packed with archival care and genuine devotion, reflecting the responsibility of passing on a one-off historical photograph — an image not merely owned, but stewarded. #MichaelJoseph #ImmortalisedInstant #VintagePhotography #ParisStreetPhotography #1960sParis #HumanistPhotography #ChildrenInMotion #StreetLife #HistoryInTheEveryday #SilverGelatinPrint #UniqueDarkroomPrint #UnrepeatableMoment #PhotographyAsMemory #LifeAndOrder #CollectorsPhotography #TimelessStreet #ArtOfObservation