Malasna portraits – old friends

Madrid is a great town for people promenading and sitting around - with no major purpose or destination. In London, everyone is going somewhere- fast. These two gentlemen sat for hours, occasionally chating, mostly staring into space. They are probably there still. I loved the deep and soulful eyes of the man closest to you.

From a series of street shots in the Malsana region of Madrid, taken in the early summer of 2015. I love Madrid, because it is an authentic town. The people on the street are mostly Madrilenos, unlike London or Paris, where they are mostly tourists or office workers.

The photos were all taken with my Olympus EM5ii with the Oly 42.5mm lens - 85mm in full frame equivalent. It's a useful combination - superfast focus, plus enough depth of field to isolate the subject.