Whenever I go out, I tend to visualize people a lot. We're all very visual, and especially those who love photography—it's a very defined quality in each of us. But there's also the fact of taking pictures of people. For many, it can be strange to have someone focusing on you to take a picture. On the one hand, they don't understand why, while for others, their curiosity stems mostly from mistrust, from the simple fact of what we're going to do with those photos, and for what purpose.
Usually, when I take these photographs of these scenes where people are the main subjects, I tend to be very quick. Well, if the circumstances warrant it, but as soon as I see what I want to capture, I quickly take the shot. Perhaps people don't notice. Or on other occasions, if the people aren't moving or are in a static place, sometimes I ask their permission. But there's also the fact that I like everything to be spontaneous, everyone doing their own thing without caring about what's happening around them.
So here's this series of black and white photos, composed with motifs of people in scenes, going about their daily routines, in contrast to the surroundings, a bit of that harmony and play of light and shadow in the different scenes. All of that is what I wanted to achieve for these compositions, where I could combine the ideas I have when taking street photographs, where people are a fundamental part of the street's dynamic.
All photographs are my own.
