When I first got into street photography, the work that I saw was from amazing street photographers, such as Vladimir Milivojević (Boogie), Jeff Mermelstein, Bruce Gilden, Alex Webb, Suzanne Stein etc. They were all taking images in the world’s biggest cities, like New York City and other large urban hubs of activity. So, I was like, "Ok, my hometown is ten or a hundred times smaller compared to New York City, but I will try."

At first, I was really having problems, even just to motivate myself to shoot anything. I noticed that everywhere I went or moved, I would see someone that I know from somewhere. When you are living in a small place like mine, eventually everyone knows everyone and it can really be a bummer if you are into street photography.

Finding a way to go unnoticed, gain confidence, and take images that weren’t terrible and qualified as street photographs were huge challenges when I started. That said, a bit of luck was on my side, because in October 2019 I was able to buy myself a gift: a Ricoh GR III. With this small and silent, ninja-like camera I started improving my shots.