That Which Never Changes

(2006-2008)


That which never changes is a photography series realized predominantly in Paris between 2006 and 2008. The main source of inspiration for Valery Poshtarov has been the classical French humanist photography genre from the mid-twentieth century. Although accomplished some 40 years after the disappearance of this genre, the project spreads the word about its timeless values. 3000 km on foot, in search of the Man – from the random passer-by and the street performer to the prominent intellectuals’ portraits – each has a leading role in this exceptional street spectacle.


Paris, France, 2006

Rue de la Bourse (Paris, France, 2006)

Paris, France, 2007

Paris, France, 2007

Paris, France, 2008

Pompidou Centre (Paris, France, 2007)

Flea market (Paris, France, 2007)

Paris, France, 2007

The gallerist from rue de Seine (Paris, France, 2006)

Paris, France, 2007

Boy on His Mother's Bike (Paris, France, 2007)

Paris, France, 2007

Calle Cristo la Calavera (Toledo, Spain, 2007)
Calle Cristo la Calavera (Toledo, Spain, 2007)
Carpet seller (Paris, France, 2007)
Carpet seller (Paris, France, 2007)
Cycler at the Pont Royal bridge (Paris, France, 2008)
Cycler at the Pont Royal bridge (Paris, France, 2008)
Fontainebleau, France, 2007
Fontainebleau, France, 2007
Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)
Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)
Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)
Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)
Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)

Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)

Kid go for the brass ring at the Luxembourg Garden carousel (Paris, France, 2007)

Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris, France, 2007)

La Rochelle, France, 2006
La Rochelle, France, 2006
Le Pont des Arts (Paris, France, 2006)
Le Pont des Arts (Paris, France, 2006)
Lory Henri, painter (Paris, France, 2006)
Lory Henri, painter (Paris, France, 2006)
Man on a train (Paris, France, 2006)
Man on a train (Paris, France, 2006)
Maurice Tubiana, French cancer researcher (Paris, France, 2006)
Maurice Tubiana, French cancer researcher (Paris, France, 2006)
Montmartre (Paris, France, 2007)
Montmartre (Paris, France, 2007)
Musée Picasso (Paris, France, 2007)
Musée Picasso (Paris, France, 2007)
Newsagent (Paris, France, 2006)
Newsagent (Paris, France, 2006)
Orleans quay (Paris, France, 2006)
Orleans quay (Paris, France, 2006)
Paris, France, 2006
Paris, France, 2006

Saint-Malo, France, 2006

Paris, France, 2006
Paris, France, 2006

Paris, France, 2007

Paris, France, 2007

Place Édouard-VII (Paris, France, 2006)

Place Édouard-VII (Paris, France, 2007)

Place Saint-George (Paris, France, 2007)

Pont des Arts (Paris, France, 2008)

Robert Mermet, writer (Paris, France, 2008)

Rue du Prévôt (Paris, France, 2008)

Rue Monge (Paris, France, 2006)

Rue Mouffetard (Paris, France, 2006)

Rue Saint-André-des-Arts (Paris, France, 2006)

Rue Visconti (Paris, France, 2007)

Self-portrait with the Louvre (Paris, France, 2007)

City Hall (Paris, France, 2007)

Square Jean XXIII (Paris, France, 2006)

Square Jean XXIII (Paris, France, 2007)

The famous stairway at Auvers painted by Van Gogh (Auvers-sur-Oise, France, 2007)

The twins from Telish - a central Bulgarian village - on their way to Varna, about to witness the sea for the first time in their lives. (Varna, Bulgaria, 2007)

Pétanque player in the Palais-Royal. (Paris, France, 2007)

Paris, France, 2007

Paris, France, 2007

Paris, France, 2007

Мan lending toy sailboats at Jardin des Tuileries (Paris, France, 2006)

Toledo, Spain, 2007

Varna, Bulgaria, 2007