Cuba is an amazing place to shoot street photography. But an uneasy one. Indeed, what makes it visually attractive to the Western photographer is often the reflection of a failed society. Indeed, decadence, poverty, resignation are part of Cuban’s daily life, and they all wish for a better world. Meanwhile, they still focus on the […]
Sometimes you have to defy gravity (and some extra kilos) to get the picture. I like it very much when my subjects have a uniform background around their head. I guess this is one of the advantages to be 1.98 meters. This picture was taken with Leica M9 and 24mm Elmarit, reason why I had […]
From time to time, I will spend a bit more time on a picture I took and explain why I took it this way. I shot this photograph in La Boca, the famous Buenos Aires neighborhood. We were leaving when suddenly I spotted this woman sitting inside an art gallery. I had the 60mm Konica […]
I remember dearly this 2018 trip to New york for New Year’s Eve. A huge snowstorm hit as we arrived to I got to shoot in magical (but cold) conditions. During the coldest day, I had to go back to the flat we rented to switch cameras since the viewfinder and shutter had frozen. This […]
It had been ten years since my last posting of this series. Never too late they say. This odd scene took place in Buenos Aires main avenue, across the street from the Obelisco monument. The main difficulty of this shot was not to be ran over by incoming traffic. Picture courtesy of Juan Manuel Atencio […]
Travelling to Myanmar is like flying to another planet. Or similarly, getting in a time machine that will send you back 100 years. Discover Myanmar streetg photography in the land of little monks, painted faces, temples and colorful streets. Click here to discover gallery
It had been four years since I last visited Switzerland, my home country. So when I finally arrived to my home town, I spotted a little box in my childhood room. Inside was a Sigma DP2 Merrill camera which I had bought a couple of years ago thinking I would get it in a later […]
Uploaded a new gallery with shots of Rosario where color is the main subject of the photographs. These pictures cover roughly the 2013-2022 period. Click here to discover gallery
Downtown Rosario, daughter and mother shop for a late Father’s day gift. How do I know they are related ? Well, have a look at the next shot ? Long time I had not experimented with the Leica 24mm Elmarit. But sincerely, that is not for me. 90% of the shots one takes with this […]
Argentina celebrates its “Flag Day” every year on the 20th of June, sort of a national Day to commemorate the day the Argentine flag was created by General Belgrano. It is also a very special day for kids aged 9-10 years since they get to plege allegiance to the Flag for the first time in […]