Ready to ride
Yes, helmets are required these days, even in the West Village.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Coco and Butter
Here’s my friend Coco and her dog Butter at Esprit Park.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Smoke and jealousy
Perhaps, the man on the right wishes he had an aperitif instead of a coffee.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Ilford XP2
Evening letters
While walking back from a exhibition opening at la Petite Poule Noire in Paris, I saw these two boys spending a Saturday evening playing outside their doorway on the boulevard Beaumarchais.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Where the world shops
Le Bon Marché is the oldest and most famous department store in Paris. Although it’s no longer the place to see the best and latest fashions, visiting the store is still a fun, albeit often unaffordable experience.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Tri-X
The lawnmower
This is Gabi; he has been a shepherd his entire life. In Grambois, we called him the lawnmower because he would bring his sheep over to cut, i.e. eat, the grass.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Field conditions
I was driving through Provence when I saw this basketball field located in the middle of a soccer field. Somehow, I guess that no one has played there recently.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
End of day, Provence
While driving home, I spotted the local shepherd with his flock and some friends. When I approached the shepherd for a quick chat, his friends hopped in their car and headed off into the sunset.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Portra 400
Biking by
I love this intersection at St. Germain and rue Bonaparte with the city’s best known cafes in the background. Late one night, this woman rode by. She was fast, but by shutter was slow, producing the motion blur.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Tri-X
Kodachrome (again)
While the basketball game went on, a boy chased a tennis ball towards the court. Perhaps, one day he will join the pickup games.
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Kodachrome
Don’t take my Kodachrome away
My buddy Boone and I received a some free rolls of Kodachrome on Christmas and had to shoot them in a hurry before worldwide processing of Kodak’s famous slide film stopped entirely. So, we shot them in a hurry, which led to several cliched shots, such as this one of the Golden Gate Bridge. But, holy moly, those colors!
Leica M7 with 50mm Summicron-M on Kodak Kodachrome