Or was it in fact Wall Street ? (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/2000, ISO200

As you might have noticed, it has been some time that I haven’t written a Critique-a-shot column. Indeed, I have been very busy with trips and other stuff going on here in Argentina. I intend to keep it going, but given that the core part of the trip is coming up soon, I’ll decrease the […]

The best coffee and despite the rain, the best smile. (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/500, ISO200

It looks like a local version of Starsky and Hutch is watching over downtown Rosario.  (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/350, ISO200

Obviously, a fourth participant could be hiding somewhere else, who knows.  (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/250, ISO200

“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you are not close enough” is probably one of the most famous quote in the history of photography. It is attributed to war photographer Robert Capa and is a great example of the impact of words taken out of their context. Indeed, with this quote, Capa was actually comparing […]

Resting over a pile of soda, a delivery man takes a break full of thoughts (click on picture to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/2000, ISO200

When one spends as little as two days in a city like Ushuaia, it is obviously difficult to get a good feel of life in its streets. Therefore, what we are left with is a collection of impressions, probably a bit naive, of what stood out and will remain in one’s memory. Here is therefore […]

Off the Ushuaia Bay, lay a few islands. These tiny rocks are host to thousands of birds and dozens of sea wolves. Here is a series on the boat trip that led us there. (click on pictures to enlarge) All pictures taken with Leica M9 and 60mm Hexanon at F1.4, ISO200

Ushuaia might be the end of the world, but a kid’s world is exactly the same as in Northern cities. They bear with the freezing temperatures much better though and I must have looked like an Eskimoo to them.  (click on pictures to enlarge) Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/15000, ISO200 Leica […]