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In February of 2009, around the Ground Zero area in New York City, I was walking near the construction areas and looking at the workers having lunch in the street. It was snowing a lot and I saw that man on his own with that blank wall behind him. The man was actually cleaning his gloves on the snow.

I thought a slow speed (1/30) would be good to have that effect of the snow falling down and I followed the man on my viewfinder for 3 seconds to catch the perfect moment.

I used a Leica M4 and a Summicron 50 mm f/2.0 with Tri-x 400 film.

Why I use a Leica:
I fell in love with Leica M cameras many years ago and I could never quit. I still think those cameras are the best for street photography. I have a M6 too, and they are part of my body. I like that feeling, when you get used to a camera, and you don’t have to think about anything to take a picture.

I’m a photographer living in Lourdes, France – a small city close to Spain with a lot of pilgrims coming every year. I’m working 7 months a year and I have some time free during the winter to travel around the world and keep going with my street photographs.

There are more pictures, from throughout different countries, on Alex Wright’s website: alexwright.fr

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