As you walk past Notre Dame and keep going down along the Seine River, you'll soon encounter hundreds of dancers enjoying those warm weekend nights. Salsa, R'nB or Rock 'n' Roll, you'll discover various stages to dance under the stars all night long. Provided you do find a partner and he does not runaway with […]
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Harry and friends
As you might have noticed, many of last century's Paris classic street photographs involved kids. Unluckily, many families have nowadays moved to the suburbs looking for more affordable lodging and a better quality of life for their kids. Offices, hotels, stores and rich foreigners have slowly pushed the popular masses out of their city. As […]
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So I bought a Leica X1 in 2012, why ?
It had been a long time that I was on market for a small camera to complement my Leica M system. Indeed, we will soon move to Argentina I needed of a small camera to carry along all the time and that would not prove to be to much of a loss if it ever […]
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Coffee and love
The terraces of Paris are always full of lovers and the waiters must have quite a few good stories to tell on their behaviour. This being said, I am sure that happy hearts bring in more tips too. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 50mm Summicron at F4.0, 1/125, ISO160
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Youth on sale
I wonder whether this old man was looking for a book containing the recipe to become young again ? (Sign translates to "Sale : Youth for 0.20€) Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F8.0, 1/30, ISO160
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Northern invasion
Yes, it seems that the Brits are taking over Paris. Too bad they still don't know how to dress 😉 (click on pictures for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F8.0, 1/250, ISO160
Let me state it directly : on a full day street photography outing, there will be five scenes that provide the elements for a good photograph. All the rest will be about you surrendering to "click addiction", and produce shots that will inescapably join the 99.7% of crap pictures category. (related article : Robert Frank […]
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In the phone booth
When rain suddenly starts to pour over Paris, there is no better time to take shelter in the phone booth for a long call. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 50mm Summicron at F2.0, 1/250, ISO160
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A few thoughts on the new Leica M
The long awaited launch of the Leica's next generation of M's was finally revealed at Photokina 2012, here are a few of my initial thoughts on the new Leica M unveiled last night (after a night of good sleep and having gone past the initial "WTF" reaction) : After the Leica M9, the Leica M […]
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Leica makes a splash with the new Leica M
Many of you will have read about the new products announced by Leica at Photokina earlier this evening. The M9 has a succesor, that is the new Leica M (thank you Apple for the name idea …). What do I think of it ? …. always go to sleep when you are about to write […]