The Aesthetic Value of Road Works in Urban Photography Cities, in their normal state, are remarkably predictable. Streets follow their grids, facades hold their ground, the choreography of traffic and pedestrian movement repeats itself day after day. Road works break all of that.What road works do, photographically, is interrupt the schema. They introduce a temporary … Continue reading
Panomorphosis [pano- panorama, -morphosis variation of form] Panomorphosis: Digital images with proportions of 2:9 or 30×135. Technology creates instruments that allow us to explore new techniques. Taking panoramic photos with a smartphone is nothing new; what makes Panomorphosis different is how the technology is used. Rather than slowly pivoting around a point, the photographer and … Continue reading
Shot with Leica Q3. Continue reading
Rummaging through my slides archive, buried deep under dozens of plastic colored little boxes, I found a white envelope, a big one. Inside of it, surprise surprise, a few contact sheets and the specific films neatly stored in pulp paper sleeves. And on top of that one more surprise: the films are in black and … Continue reading
Before Barcelona became a tired tourist mecca during the holy month, that in Barcelona runs 12 times per year, it was a beautiful city. Don’t get me wrong: beauty itself is still there, but it’s hidden by the awful overwhelming mass of people surrounding you. My personal opinion, I’m entitled to one. So, these photos … Continue reading
If somebody tries to convince you that Puerto Rico, PR for adepts, is about sandy beaches facing crystal clear warm waters, strong rum and good cigars, tasty food and outgoing people, body shaking music and comfy hammocks hanging from palm trees, well, do not believe a word. Because yeah, that’s true but it’s only a … Continue reading
I was dispatched to Lisbon on a pretty boring assignment, I’ll spare you those photos and the narrative. What’s here, instead, are the images taken in between the photo shoots. It’s a reduced mix of what I perceived, probably superficial, about alfacinhas – the people of Lisbon -: a mingle of devotion to traditions in … Continue reading
Among the many things that identify Dutch people, ice skating is probably one of the most peculiar. You cannot skate either on tropical sandy beaches or on gentle windswept grass covered hills. Did you visualize that? Ok. So, in order to be able to ice skate, beside balance and agility, one needs a flat ice-covered … Continue reading
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