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My name is Manuel; I was born in Santiago de Compostela and live in Galicia, northwest Spain.

Photography has always been important for me. I just try to capture an instant, a minimal story… and share it with other people. My equipment is simple, a Canon EOS 550D with an EFS 18-55 mm and also a wonderful Leica D-Lux 5.

I use to shot in black and white with a minimum post processing (still don´t know how to manage Photoshop).

I am amateur in the best sense of the term; I love photography and the sense of freedom when I have some time to stay alone with my camera walking in the streets.

Digital photography and Flickr changed many things in my routine. I am living in a small city and it is an enormous opportunity being able to enjoy and learn every day following the work of many other photographers all over the world.

Here are 5 quotes that I agree with and/or try to follow:

Photography is the glance. Or we have it o not. We can improve it, with the experience, but this particularity is shown since the beginning with the photographic camera less expensive. Willy Ronis

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it. Jay Maisel

When you photograph people in colour, you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in Black and white, you photograph their souls! Ted Grant

To consider yourself a true street photographer, you should love and respect the street people, the main actors of the street stage. Rui Palha

Photography is nothing. It's life that interests me. Henri Cartier Bresson

I have found great photographers in Flickr, but if I only could give you a name it will be Rui Palha, a friend and a street photographer who joins all the qualities that I admire not only in a photographer, but also in a person… Looking at his gallery you will understand me…

www.flickr.com/photos/ruipalha

Welcome and thanks for visiting my pictures.