The book focused on street prostitutes, gay balls, guinches (Portuguese), Kiki de Montparnasse and the Casino de Paris (and other urban meeting places) Courtesy National Library of the Netherlands. Brassaï compiled his first photography collection in, in his book titled Paris de Nuit (‘Paris by Night’), which explored the characters of the city’s underworld – madams, prostitutes, transvestites, criminals, opium dens and music halls Professor Towery Spring Title: Paris de nuitphotos inédites. Pr