I write this post not based on deep knowledge about Kubrick’s work because I am far from having it, but much more guided by my admiration for the work of this great artist and the emotion that his photos make me feel.
Continue reading “What touches me most in the photos of a young man of just 17 years old named Stanley Kubrick.”
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Feelings about film photography: “use the treasures you have kept”
After almost 40 years I am back to ‘analogue’. I return to analog photography, film photography that is associated with my digital photography. This phrase “use the treasures you have kept” is from a great friend of mine – Ricardo ‘Lilika‘ Lima – and it expresses a deep feeling about the film photography that he feels and that I have felt again in the last few days. Continue reading “Feelings about film photography: “use the treasures you have kept””
Portraits
“My portraits are a lot more about me than they are about the people I photograph.”
Richard Avedon.
“In portrait photography you can not strip the surface to see the real nature of a person. The surface is all you’ve got. You work with what’s there – what’s waiting to be discovered.”
Richard Avedon in “Avedon at work. In the American West by Laura Wilson “.
“I am going to find what is permanent in this face. Truth comes with fatigue. He displays himself just as he is, just as he did not want to look.”
Irving Penn.
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What impresses me the most about Matt Black’s photography.
In general terms, each one of us writes things about topics that we like, which we value. As a photographer, I write not only about my photography, but about other artists-photographers that I admire, who have works that most impact me, and this is the case of this post: I want to write to say about what impacts me the most, what brings me the most excitement in his work, which I would call, photojournalist-photographer-artist-social scientist North American, named Matt Black. Continue reading “What impresses me the most about Matt Black’s photography.”
Free and quality education for ALL.
United by strong ties.
Free and quality education for ALL.
São Carlos, SP-Brazil.
Aesthetics and other aspects of black & white photography
One thought and one question: do we create an aesthetic in photography and then become a hostage of it? Continue reading “Aesthetics and other aspects of black & white photography”
True and perceived geometry in photography
The dynamism and much of the ability to catch the attention of the observer to photographs generally depends heavily on true and perceived geometric elements of the photographs. Continue reading “True and perceived geometry in photography”
Morning of Carnival (on a Saturday)
Feeling good on a carnival morning … a Saturday mardi gras morning.
The rain that has fallen almost all week without stopping, without mercy, seems to give us a break. Continue reading “Morning of Carnival (on a Saturday)”
In praise of becoming a better person
The more I read about this subject, the more I feel convinced that the photographs I make are primarily meant to make me happier and a better person, not a better photographer. Continue reading “In praise of becoming a better person”
Life is ephemeral
A poem by Mário Quintana (Brazilian poet; 1906-1994). Continue reading “Life is ephemeral”
Diary of a trip
The slightly yellow and warm waters of the Paraná River (27° 16 ’09 “S, 58° 14′ 38” W), just south of beloved South America, bathe a region that is home to incredibly beautiful and important aquatic ecosystems (riverine and wetlands) for the ecology of many species of terrestrial and aquatic animals and plants of the world. Continue reading “Diary of a trip”
Macrophotography can be fun
To fight against boredom in photography, macro photography can be fun.
These photos were made with my Nikon D500 + micro Nikkor 40mm f/2.8.
Antonio Mozeto 