Édouard Boubat (1923-1999) was a freelance photographer who began his career in 1946. In the 50’s and 60’s he traveled and worked for the French magazine Réalités after having won the Kodak prize for photography. He is called a humanistic photographer in that he photographed simple every day activities. He was not interested in any photography of conflicts and was called, “the peace correspondent” by Jacques Prevert (another cat lover). Boubat’s photos portray a Paris of a kinder era prior to WWII and the German occupation, and concentrated on the renewal of that life. His photographs’ beauty lies in the simplicity