Cannes from the sidelines
Glamorous stars, shimmering gowns and red carpet glitz - the annual Cannes Film Festival is a visual extravaganza for the hundreds of photographers who descend on the French Riviera each year for 12 days of movie premieres.
A pigeon is seen next to chairs at the "Cinema de la plage".
A man sunbathes on a beach.
A street artist performs on the Croisette.
Woman rests on chairs near the entrance of the Festival Palace.
Martine Santoro, a cinema fan, stands on a step ladder.
A cinema fan sits next to a sign requesting tickets.
A guest holds a cinema ticket.
A bodyguard watches cinema fans waiting for the actor George Clooney.
A driver cleans a car.
Palm trees are seen on the Croisette.
A cinema fan is seen in front the Festival Palace.
A man washes windows of the Festival Palace.
Breakfast is seen at the Campanile hotel.
Tuxedos hang at the Reuters office space.
People sit inside the Festival Palace.
People walk inside the Festival Palace.
Reserved seats with the names of jury members are seen at the Grand Theatre Lumiere, at the Festival Palace during preparations for the festival.
A guest wearing a pin with a Palme d'Or symbol on his costume poses on the red carpet.
Female photographers covering the 69th Cannes Film Festival pose on the red carpet.
Cameras are seen on a desk before a photocall for the film "La danseuse" (The Dancer).
A model poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Juste la fin du monde" (It s Only the End of the World).
Guests use their smartphones on the red carpet ahead of the screening of the film "Julieta".
A guest walks on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Ma loute" (Slack Bay).
A man holds a pair of shoes.
A woman walks on the Croisette.
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They range from the mundane - lengthy waits and meals on the go - to the quirky, such as a street artist performing on the beachfront promenade or innovative efforts by fans to procure tickets.
