My day at Versailles was one of the prettiest days of my life. I personally went in knowing I would experience over-the top opulence, but I had no idea how beautiful the grounds of the palace were. I spent hours wandering alone through the forest and fields, sitting in the grass and reading, just like in the Sofia Coppola edition of Marie Antoinette. It was a dream.
Cologne, Germany-based photographer, Candida Höfer, is known for technical perfection and a strictly conceptual approach in her work. The photographer began taking colour photographs of interiors of public buildings--offices, banks and waiting rooms--in 1979 while studying in Düsseldorf.