On the glamourous Champs-Elysées, cowboys look sometimes like an anomaly . The models and superstars are there to defend their territory, so watch out. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/500, ISO 200
A man looks at an hiring ad by a large department store. Thinking about a new job, or maybe a new wife ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F2, 1/350, ISO200
On Rivoli street, shadows err under the heavy sun of a hot summer day. When one has the attitude, even her shadow shows. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 21mm Voigtlander at F5.6, 1/1000, ISO200 (cropped)
Reflections, trompe l’oeil ? Let’s see if one of you can explain the action and setting in this picture, so take a guess …. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F4, 1/250, ISO160
Kids always will prefer to go run around then listen to a teacher. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/1500, ISO80
“Pièce unique” in French can be more or less translated in three different ways : one coin, special play or unique collector item. So which one best matches this scene ? Or maybe the three apply … (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/500, ISO160
A naked woman in a 2CV … (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 50mm Summicron at F8, 1/350, ISO640
Imagine you are suddenly catapulted in another world. Then you open your eyes. Where are you ? Paris, Cairo, Rome, or Vegas ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F2.8, 1/350, ISO160
… in the heart of many Parisians apparently. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Summilux at F4.0, 1/180, ISO400
Three views on parallel existences. Superfluous luxury ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F4.0, 1/125, ISO400
Confidence overcomes adversity, doesn’ it ?
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/2000, ISO160
The first pair of ears is easy to spot, can you find the second one ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F5.6, 1/90, ISO1000
Nothing lasts forever. Be it the menu of the day or be it youth, it all has to vanish at some point. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/180, ISO160
As they wait in front of a theater showing “the hurt locker”, did this boy try to imitate a step on a mine to impress his friend ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/250, ISO160
As the weekend starts, a few commuters show their impatience waiting for the next bus on Les Champs-Elysées. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux at F1.4, 1/180, ISO640
Who will win the three on three Tuba Wars ? Power, organization and soundless winds or chaos, variety and harmonious melodies ? (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F1.2, 1/1400, ISO160
While some kneel down for a few coins, others kneel to find out what they fancy. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/40, ISO1250
The answer is no but I could not let this beautiful red beret fall into anonymity. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F2.8, 1/125, ISO1000
Not everybody seemed convinced that day on the latest marketing campaign of a well known Jeans company. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 35mm Summilux Asph at F1.4, 1/500, ISO160
Snow is falling as these girls take shelter at the entrance of the Queen dance club for a cigarette. It almost looks like Heidi’s land on the outside, yet in the inside, it becomes at night the hottest place in town. (click on picture to enlarge)
Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, 1/125, ISO200
