During the kids’ second week of the holidays, we rented a small house in the west of the island, just a stone’s throw from two rather popular spots: Boucan Canot and Les Roches Noires. Two places, two atmospheres. Boucan Canot has always been a favourite with young people, who flock there in droves. It’s also the first beach you come to when heading west from the north of the island. Les Roches Noires attracts fewer people. The beach is nestled between the marina and the town. People go there for the beach, but also for the town of Saint-Gilles, which has an aquarium, diving schools and shops. In short, you can see that it doesn’t attract the same sort of crowd.

What an enigmatic title! What these two brands have in common is that they are closely linked to Street Photography. But they’re not the only ones. There are also other iconic brands like Leica. If you see a street photographer in the street, chances are they have a Leica, Ricoh or Fujifilm. Leica is a benchmark for photojournalism and street photography. Ricoh’s GRs were made popular by a certain Daido Moriyama. As for Fujifilm, they are the latest to appear on the very juicy Street Photography market. The X100 series, which came onto the market in 2011, needs no introduction. Fujifilm was largely inspired by the Leica M for its X100 series. There are other brands, of course, but these three clearly dominate the market.