The New York times published last week a very good interview about Henri Cartier-Bresson by journalist Sheila Turner Seed. I thought one of the questions would make a great poll (with a slight tweak). Answer below and then head to the interview to read Henri’s own answer to that question. [yop_poll id=”4″]    How many […]

Last Thursday, Argentina celebrated its Day of the Flag (one of the many  Holidays in this country). The main festivities took place in Rosario, at a place called the Flag Monument. It is indeed here that the first flag of Argentina was raised in 1812 by General Belgrano. Not easy to give a street photography […]

As you might remember, we visited Venice at the end of last year. I was finally able to go through the pictures and upload a selection on my portfolio website. Some have been posted before on this site, some are new. To discover them, follow this link : http://portfolio.yanidel.net/?page_id=853

Three weeks into my new dad job, my street photography output has definitely been reduced to close to zero. Indeed, the little one did not allow me to spend much time in the streets. Nevertheless, I am not completely idle and have taken the opportunity to make some order in my archives and think about […]

When a lot of damage has been done, reconciliation becomes a long and curly road. (click on picture for high res) Paris – Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/500, ISO160

Once you leave downtown Rosario, streets look pretty much the same all over the city. This is a typical street corner, mix of Spanish colonial architecture and the wide avenues of the New World. (click on picture for high res) Leica X1 at 24mm, F8.0, 1/250, ISO100

It is never easy to post a picture of a Ford Falcon without risking to hurt sensitivities. It is indeed deeply associated to a dark period of Argentina’s history. Yet I also do find it a fascinating car, and can’t help imagine B movies stories whenever I see one at night.  (click on picture for […]

It is often not advised to buy a Leica if one of the main use is to shoot his kids. Now I understand why. But still, it is feasible and its limitations might lead you to frame outside of the box (in the first sense evidently).  So this morning I mounted the 90mm Macro Elmar […]

Two weeks already have gone by since I became a father. And I haven’t posted since then. This is one of the first learning of a first time dad, it does not really let you time to do anything else. I still have my camera with me all the time, but 99% of pictures are […]

You might have noticed that I haven’t posted in quite a few days. Well, the reason was that my wife Natalia gave birth to our first child yesterday. One of the name she suggested was surprisingly “Henri”. I thought it would be a bit too fanboy for a street photographer So Mathis it is, born […]