Why always be neat and picky about our photography? Yeah sure, I usually consider the rule of thirds to be my bible and spend an eternity refining my angles and framing and light and exposure and composition and… wait a minute! Spontaneous is good too! Snapshots retain more of a subject’s life, they convey better motion, and less calculation.

Here are two that I’m fond of. The first is a self-portrait during one of those very calculated panoramic photo sessions, where I suddenly had the impulse to hold up the tripod – and camera – at arms length while walking and shoot myself. The second is the proof that when children – here my nephew Yann – hear us ask them to stay still, they probably assume we are speaking Chinese. Which would be appropriate considering the location…