January 1, 2012

Six more months to go, time is flying now. Round the World bundled airfares make this kind of trip much more affordable. Yet at the same time, your destinations need to be set before you depart. When we planned the trip, Japan had just been hit by an earthquake and we decided to leave it out of the itinerary. Indeed, at the time, nobody really knew how the radioactive hazard would evolve. The situation being under control and us being so close to it, we decided to modify our itinerary to discover the country that was in the top three...

There is not only football in Manchester, but also street photographers such as Christakis Schinis and this scene taken in April. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 50mm Summilux Asph This is what Christakis wrote about his shot : Out of thousands of pictures I took in 2011, this is the only one which made it in a frame and on the wall of my small flat. Hence, it's only fair I also tag it as my favourite shot of the year. In fact, prior to receiving Yanick's invite to present my favourite picture of 2011 on...

Filipinos love firecrackers as we could experience during the New Year celebrations. And this passion seems to start really early on. (click on pictures for high res) I wish you all of you a great 2012! All pictures taken with Leica M8 and 35mm Lux Asph.