Discover your level of street photography knowledge by taking the 10 questions quiz below. Read carefully the questions, some are not as easy as they might seem. Click on Get started and do not hesitate to share your score in the comments section. (Note that no registration is required to take the quiz and answers […]

Setting focus is a critical part in street photgraphy since there is generally not much time to do so. Let's therefore have a look at how you mainly focus your camera while shooting in the streets.  As usual, feel free to comment in the section below to share any insights on this topic. (poll is […]

La désalpe is a Franco-Swiss word that literally would translate to Un-alps or De-Alps.  At this point, I am sure that you are still puzzled about the meaning of such a word, but you might have understood the idea of "getting down the Alps". Add a few cows in the mix and you get "la […]

Even in the very heart of the city of Paris such as the Ile de la Cité, you'll find people playing pétanque. A little sand plot, a few little stones and here we go. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/180, ISO640

As some of you might have noticed, I have made some changes to this website over the past few weeks.  My main objective was to improve the site in terms of readability and provide a better access to information. Here is the changelog : – change of font and links colors for better readability – […]

I wonder if many of the foreign tourists that tour Paris in a Citroen 2CV do realize how important this car is to French culture. Indeed, the 2CV instantly brings memories of great comic movies from the 60's and 70'S. (Le Corniaud, starring Bourvil and De Funès). Have a look at this trailer from Le […]

Have you ever dreamed to leave everything behind and head on an extended trip across the Ocean ? Well, this is the adventure that street photographer Stéphane Lorcy and his family are currently experiencing on a sail ship around the Atlantic Ocean. In this interview, discover how the project was planned, daily life on board, […]

This is a new section whose goal is to allow readers to share their practices in terms of gear, technique and style. I thought it would be great to do it in the form of a weekly poll, with any further discussions taking place in the comments section. So let's start this week with a […]

Do you remember the first day you decided to cross the street without the nod of your parents ? What a great feeling of independance, wasn't it ? Eventually, your life as a kid quickly went back to normal when you heard the yells from the other side of the road.  (click on picture for […]

For once, I think there isn't that much to say about the image. It is all in their expressions.  (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F2.8, 1/125, ISO160