Slightly Nutty Street Photography

     Well, I'm back. Yes, I'm back. Possibly what this old farmer thought as he took a short coffee break in the middle of Beaucroissant's ancient agricultural fair. He was clearly not coming there just to have fun or to go for a walk through the stands like my son and I. No, he was there for serious business and you could easily tell from his concentrated and determined look. First a coffee. Black. Then he's back.

     I noticed this old lady from the other side of the street, at the end of a December afternoon. She was towing the big Christmas tree she had just bought in her trolley. Suddenly, she stopped in front of a shop of fine chocolates and then spent quite a long time wondering if she really wanted some or not. Or maybe thinking about life, which she could find to be like a box of chocolates. As a photographer, street is a bit alike: you never know what you're gonna get.  

     This picture of my brother was one of the first which made me realize what spontaneous photography could produce of beautiful moments. Especially when you do not expect them, until you find out after film is developed. To me this scene is reminiscent of one of the famous photographs Robert Capa took during the Spanish Civil War.