The Land of Heidi

Whenever I travel outside of Switzerland, I am always amazed by the number of people that promptly associate Heidi and Switzerland. I wonder how many of them would actually expect to see young kids playing around chalets located in some remote Alp valley. There are still a few Heidi and Peter out there, yet Switzerland […]

Old Europe

After 5 months in “young” Argentina, Switzerland and its own medieval towns form quite a different surrounding for street shots. And while the cityscapes haven’t changed much for centuries, we are obviously no longer in times of Knights and Princesses.    (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F8.0, 1/250, […]

Home stop

After a 26 hours trip back from Argentina, we are finally back to my hometown for a one week stop. It is quite a strange feeling to go from a million+ city to a small town of 5’000. In terms of street photography, it also feels quite strange to come back to a place one […]

Don’t cry for me Argentina

Trees have turned yellow and the first cold nights have come. Winter will soon hit Argentina. It is time for us to head to Europe and start our world trip. Don’t cry for me Argentina, we will come back soon !  (click on pictures to enlarge) Leica M9 with 50mm Summicron at F2.0, 1/4000, ISO200

Votes of tomorrow

Elections are only weeks away and the streets of Rosario are invaded by partisans lobbying for their candidates. Though some younger ones won’t influence the outcome of this one, they might result decisive in a few years. (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F8.0, 1/500, ISO160

Downtown Rosario – Cityscapes

As we reach our final weekend in Rosario, it came to my mind that very few of my pictures actually showed how the city looks like. This slideshow portrays downtown Rosario and all the activity that comes with it. Pay attention to details, as you know, I always try to give my picture a street […]

The Towers builder

That man probably helped to build many of Rosario’s high rises during his life. A longer break would be well deserved, I mean retirment of course.  (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F1.4, 1/1000, ISO160

Patchwork

In the patchwork of our memory, some long forgotten images sometimes appear, and make us smile. (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F2.8, 1/1000, ISO200