December 2011

Street photography is still at its beginning in the Philippines, yet we did find a passionate street photographer in Manila. We spent a full day with Enrico Gutierrez who kindly took us to more modern parts of the city. Here is his interview as well as a few shots he took during our outing. (click on pictures for high res) Enrico with his Olympus E-P2 and Panasonic 20mm 1.7 Shooting in Manila is not easy due to the safety issues. How do you deal with and did you adapt your style because of it ? Shooting street photography in Manila...

Oceania will be the continent of today's picture. Let's go to New Zealand to discover this shot taken by Jason Howe in September. Fuji X100 at F2.8, 1/1300, ISO800 This is what Jason wrote about his shot : Journey of Life: This image reminded me of a on old Buddhist proverb I once heard - 'If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking." - Buddhist Proverb Discover more about Jason's photography here : Website Flickr

Berlin is the setting of today's shot. It was taken in July by Patrick Wilken. Canon 5DII with 35mm L lens To discover more about Patrick's work, please follow these links : http://www.flickr.com/patrickwilken https://plus.google.com/113621734687034433968/posts

It is said to be the best beach of Northern Philippines. Very few foreigners make it up there but it is invaded by locals. I guess some secrets must be kept, just like the wonderful sunsets we witnessed here.  (click on pictures for high res) Pictures #2 and #3 with Fuji X10. All others with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph.

Let's head today to Montreal, Canada where Jean-Pierre Pepin took this shot in September. (click on picture for high res) Taken with Fuji X100 This is what Jean-Pierre wrote about his shot : I do a lot of street photography and 2011 has been a good year for me in that regard. I did a quick sorting of my best shots of the year and this little fellow caught my eye and won the prize. I like the retro style of the photo, reminding me of Charlie Chaplin’s movies or of Elliott Erwitt’s dog photographs. This dog should star in...

The Philippines were named after a King of Spain, that is Felipe II. The island would thereafter belong for more than 300 years to the Spanish Kingdom. Not much is left from this period, yet Vigan somehow kept its colonial appearance, mixing a strong European heritage with Asian architectual influence. Walking down its main street, you almost feel in a small Spanish town. Its inhabitants nonetheless, make no confusion possible. Well, almost. (click on pictures for high res) All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph, except second to last with Fuji X10

Can you shoot street photography with family members ? If the moment is candid, I guess so. Here is a shot by Ea Senga from Manila, Philippines. Sony Cybershot. This is what Ea wrote about his picture : I'm Ea from Manila, Philippines and here's my favorite street photo. It's my son on his first ride on his bike. The photo was taken last June, before the official start of classes in Manila. The photo does not do much justice to the joy he experienced on his first ride, as there was a lot of whooping and laughing involved. http://popkingarb.blogspot.com

Since many of you enjoyed the Melbourne series, here is a repeat in Manila. This time it was Enrico Gutierrez (interview coming up in a couple of days) that discreetly took pictures of me in action. I did change the sequence for this series as you'll see the shot I took right after each of his pictures (click on picture for high res) Enrico used an Olympus E-P2 with Panasonic 20mm F1.7 lens. Thank you Enrico for these shots.

and he loves to take a break between two deliveries.  (click on picture for high res) Leica M8 with 35mm Lux Asph at F1.4, 1/1500, ISO160  

Christmas is over so let's resume our readers' pictures series. Today's shot was taken in St-Petersburg, Russia by Eero Lethonen from Finland. (click on picture for high res) Leica CL with Zeiss Planar 50mm ZM. Agfa APX400 film. This is what Eero wrote about his shot: This picture was taken in St. Petersburg near the cemetery where for example the famous composer Tschaikowsky is buried. here's not much of a story behind this photo. We were on an evening stroll to see the cemetery and I caught this on the way. I just like the bit gloomy mood of the...