Such has been the pioneering work of Cartier-Bresson that the idea of taking street photographs in this 21^st century almost demands that they be taken in b+w.

For me street photographs, in most cases, are related to nostalgia. This means that I will happily take street photographs in the countries I have lived in, Argentina & Mexico. Taking them in Vancouver leaves me cold even in the summer.

I am placing here some photographs I took in Guanajuato, Mexico which I shot with my medium format Mamiya RB-67. This is not the sort of camera (it is heavy and bulky) that anybody might use for street photographs. It is difficult to take photographs on the sly. People will notice you pointing at them with this camera.

I sometimes tell my friends that my idea of hell is being subjected to see 100 street photographs in b+w.

Here are 3 in colour. Are they street photographs?

Guanajuato, Mexico -1962