I got my first camera when I turned 11, from the hands of a "less-than-favourite" aunt. A Minolta Autopak was in the box waiting for me. A very basic camera for a very young boy.

It was an out-of-this-world thing to have and I started snapping photos : my own face, toys, weird things I found. At that time it was hard to tell that I would have a camera with me, in one way or another, for the rest of my life.

The photos in this site follow these rules:

• No filters or retouching. Crops are minimal.
• Ambient light where possible
• Minimal intervention with the subjects
• No posing
• All are my own photos, unless credited

Read this article to know more about the art of Street Photography"

take care - CarlosM