Rural work is marked by annual events that are the harvests. There are daily activities, but harvests are the culmination of rural work. Continue reading “Harvest”
Tag: black and white photography
The dreams
“I’m nothing.
I will never be anything.
I can’t wanna be nothing.
Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams of the world.”
From the poem ‘Tabacaria’ by Álvaro de Campos, in “Poems” (heteronymous by Fernando Pessoa). Continue reading “The dreams”
Keep your lens wide open
Experiencing the ‘curvelinities’ of the X100T 23mm lens which with a 0.45 wide angle converter goes to 15.5mm (35mm equivalents) … madness … sweet madness …
Street photos of the city of São Paulo, SP-Brazil.
08August2019.
What is going further in photography?
This is a question that is always in my head, in my mind.
If I have to answer this question quickly, I would say: “To go beyond photography is to be (to try to be)” a Josef Koudelka “in my life here on earth.”
Just to say something about this great photographer’s magnificent photography: I am struck by his ability to make use of empty spaces in his frames. But there is so much more to say about Koudelka’s photography, and I may not be the best person to say. I leave this to other great masters!
Credit your creative artistic evolution
For me there is no separation between photography and life. Both go hand in hand. Parodying the great Brazilian poet Ferreira Gullar (“art exists because life is not enough”) I would say that “photography exists because life is not enough”.
Even on days when you don’t feel so inspired photography can enhance your day. Just before you open your camera’s diaphragm, open your head, your mind. Pleasant surprises always come to you.
Photographs: tree trunks of cut trees on the University of São Paulo campus at São Carlos (SP Brasil; the city where I live). These were very old trees that the university administration decided to cut them down to avoid risk to people.
These shots were made with my little Lumix LX100II using the dynamic monochrome setting. Shots were post processed.
Rural Workers: New Protagonists. New stories. But “all things must past”.
It is truly unbelievable and remarkable what photography promotes in our heads, minds, especially mine, of a photographer. There are many “mind trips” that I go through in each photo shoot and then during the later stage of image selection and post processing. (texto em Português ao final) Continue reading “Rural Workers: New Protagonists. New stories. But “all things must past”.”
Hands that paint, sculpt and burn
I have always been fascinated by the manual work of those people who daily, 30 days a month, 365 days a year are hard, but tenderly with their hands and arms.
And, there is no greater example of this work than in a porcelain articles factory. In this case, the Monte Sião Porcelain factory, in the city of Monte Sião, MG-Brasil.
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 in white and black photography
I am always provoked by the multiple issues of aesthetics in photography, especially black and white photography. Continue reading “Aesthetics in white and black photography”
Photographic exhibition
Well sooner than I could have imagined I will do my first photographic exhibition with black and white photographs of my project in progress called Rural Workers or simply “Rurals”. Continue reading “Photographic exhibition”
I photograph for pure fun
This is serious what I am going to say now: my photography almost always begins as a form of joke. It seems contradictory, but then it may seem serious, but it’s still a form of fun. Continue reading “I photograph for pure fun”
Antonio Mozeto 