i was teaching a one-on-one street photography workshop. my student’s camera battery gave up. i handed him my leica q3. my fuji x-t5 was still with me, the 50mm f1 a quiet beast in low light. he disappeared into the paseo del borne, searching for moments.
i saw a street singer setting up his mic. beside him, a girl on a bench. i asked if i could take her portrait. she nodded, then started posing—effortless, unexpected. the light was bad. i pointed to a storefront, told her it would work like a softbox. she followed. then she gave me this. hope you like it.