Argentina has arguably produced two of the top five players in the history of football; Messi and Maradona. Will the next Messi-ah of football also come out of Rosario ? (click on picture for high res) Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV at F2.0, 1/250, ISO160
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Central is back
After a three years long pensum in Argentina’s second division, Rosario Central finally won its ticket back to the upper League last weekend. Celebrations took place all over town and I ultimately found out my neighbour is crazy, throwing bomb-like firecrackers on top of our roof. You’ll guessed that I am fan of the other […]
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Kiss of the month
Long time I hadn’t posted a picture of lovers kissing. Well, actually I probably did last month. So, I promess, no more until June, right ? Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV
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Meeting street photographers : Ova Hamer
Initially, I discovered Ova’s work while both of us where participating to the Street Photography Now Project back in 2010. Therefore when I had the opportunity to spend a weekend in Buenos Aires last month, I contacted him to go out for a shoot. And so we did, in the Soho like neighbourhood of Palermo […]
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Middle life crisis
So I turned 40 years old yesterday. Got married this year, moved to Argentina, and more surprises to come. Middle life crisis ? I don’t think so. To the opposite, the view of chocolate birthday cake seems to make me look like a 5 years old again . Yes, auto-derision does not kill. This picture […]
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Breaking free
It seems that animals resist more to adult authority than kids. Though the desire to to roam freely is probably about the same. (click on picture for high res) Note that I initially processed this picture with my usual preset. Yet I feel that the tonalities and feel are just so much better in B&W. […]
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1/9th of a second into a soul
When shooting candid portraits in the streets, I often position myself and wait for my subject to make eye contact with me. This is my “decisive moment”, that 1/9th of a second where a stranger is caught off guard and let’s you see his state of soul. The moment after, it’s all gone. Smiles, fear, […]
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Silhouette
Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV
I started this blog now almost 5 years ago. What use to be a simple web address is now replicated on half a dozen social networks, be it Facebook, Flickr, G+, Twitter, …. Yes, it is nice to see exposure to one’s work increase, but apart from that, what is the real value ? I […]
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Little dancer
Dance starts on the street, finding your way among thousands of passer-bys. (Click on picture for high res) Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV