In the darkness, a neon sign reading "Cinema" hangs above a marquee and a storefront covered in posters. The contrast between the night and the bright artificial light gives this photograph a graphic quality.After moving to Paris in 1933, Pierre Jahan met Emmanuel Sougez, then director of the photographic department at the newspaper L’Illustration. It was on Sougez's advice that he decided to dedicate himself to photography professionally. At the same time, he worked as a freelance photographer, taking pictures of Paris at night.