NYC Street Chess - Billy Dinh with the Leica Q

Street photographer Billy Dinh explores New York’s vibrant chess culture, documenting the people who bring the game to life. Through authentic encounters and candid storytelling, the project explores the parallels between photography and chess.

Looking beyond the board, it reveals how a shared passion can bring strangers together and turn everyday encounters into lasting stories.

Billy relies on the Leica Q, using the Q3 and Q3 43 as tools that never interrupt the connection between photographer and subject. Fast, intuitive and discreet, they allow him to react instinctively as moments unfold, capturing a split-second expression across the chessboard or the energy that fills Washington Square.

For wide-angle scenes, he turns to the Q3, while the Q3 43 offers a perspective that closely mirrors the way he naturally sees the world.

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