Street Photography for the Purist

I followed this girl-quote-unquote for about forty minutes.
Turns out she was a he.
Guess I didn’t catch the broad shoulders and the small hips.
It was at this moment that I discovered auto-focus – as I was
shooting a Contax G2 – had absolutely no place in street
photography.
None. A photographer picks his or her plane of focus not the
camera.
It was at this moment I knew I would say goodbye to my Contax.
Sold it on Ebay.
Sold the lenses on Ebay except for the thirty-five-two-oh as I gave
it to an editor at a wire service who loved this camera.
A photographer must be able to control EVERYTHING when it
comes to making photos.
As much as I loved the Zeiss lenses for the knew that I needed true manual focus. A camera is not going toContax G system I
tell me how to expose my photo – especially in the context of
street.
Because sometimes making a street photo without anyone
knowing is of tantamount fucking importance to me.
To the scene.
To what I remember.
To what I want to remember.
Putting a camera to eye is not possible in certain circumstances.