September is coming to an end, and I need to quickly share my August selection with you so I don’t fall behind! Since mid-August, the kids have been back at school. As for me, I’ve had more time to myself, but I haven’t taken advantage of it to explore the streets of Saint-Denis. As has often been the case in recent years, I’m going through a period where I’m not taking any photos, or very few. I’ve accepted this and am no longer forcing things. Nevertheless, here are a few photos taken during August. Back to some street work!

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#1

Easy shot. Silhouettes against a light background. Photo taken during our week spent by the sea in Saint-Gilles. I found the shape of the trees very interesting and, of course, when I saw the children playing, I immediately sensed the potential and stayed to wait for something. The little girl’s gestures were enough to make me happy.

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#2

Same place, give or take a few metres. Same time of day, so more or less the same style of photo. Here, it was more of a composition workshop. I had four frames and I just had fun filling them. It was quite simple, as most people were static. I just made sure that the subjects didn’t overlap. I wanted to make the photo as clean as possible.

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#3

Definitely my favourite photo from August! I don’t need to explain why. I think the photo speaks for itself. I always get excited when I manage to extract something like this from the chaos of the street. These moments of grace are very rare. And that’s what makes street photography so beautiful.

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#4

When I saw these people, I didn’t quite understand what they were doing. I followed them for a while because I thought it would be interesting to photograph. It was only much later that I realised that the person in the middle was blind and that the others around him were guiding him along the street.

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#5

Who’s the dummy?

I had walked past this shop several times, trying unsuccessfully to incorporate the mannequin into a composition. After yet another visit, I found myself with the sales assistant, who had her arm in the same position as the mannequin, holding a price tag she had picked up. I found the situation quite comical, with the roles reversed.

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#6

More dummies. A windy day gave me this photo. A static image, yet alive thanks to the wind. Street photography with no people in the frame. I don’t do it very often, but this photo was a must.

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All the photos were taken with the Ricoh GR3 | Crop 35mm.