“If anyone asks me what time is, I immediately declare my ignorance: I do not know. I hear the beating of the pendulum clock right now, and the answer seems to be there. And if the mirror shows me that I am not who I was a year ago, it will not tell me what the time is. Just what time does.” (José Saramago) Continue reading “‘Time and Patience’ (José Saramago)”
Tag: black and white photography
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”
Rural workers: new photographs
I thought of a moment to show some new records from the last photo session of my project on rural workers. Continue reading “Rural workers: new photographs”
Self-portraits
Do you feel uninspired for photography? Try something else… try self-portrait. Continue reading “Self-portraits”
Monochromatic still life
I think photography in the comfort zone of each of us is very little challenging and, more importantly, it contributes to the decrease and possibly almost the total loss of our “creative productivity.” Continue reading “Monochromatic still life”
Not to forget the black and white portraits
In the photograph of street portraits, I have in me a force that I have no doubt that comes from the people I photograph. Continue reading “Not to forget the black and white portraits”
Finding (small) needles in the haystack
There are many things, ie details, characteristics, visions, etc., of the photography that each one of us practices, something that always comes and goes on our photography, and within this sea of information that today it is possible to obtain on almost everything, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHY, of course, you sometimes find ‘some needles in that haystack’, like this one from Eric Kim’s blog:
“We need forgetfulness and naive optimism to continually produce new photos – the source of new creative willpower!” Continue reading “Finding (small) needles in the haystack”
Smile …. life is good after all!
In honor of the smile…
In reverence for the smile… Continue reading “Smile …. life is good after all!”
‘MAGIC RECTANGLE’ in my hands and my head
My instagram and my website have a title and motto that have a story behind. It was fundamentally inspired by a phrase (or even much more than that), in a ‘concept’ created by the great Chilean photographer Sergio Larraín (Sergio Larraín Echeñique; born in 5 September1931 in Santiago, Chile – death in 7 February 2012 in Ovalle, Chile). I explain. Continue reading “‘MAGIC RECTANGLE’ in my hands and my head”
Fight for street photography
“Fight for street photography”
Or
“How a Brazilian hick photographer saw and felt New York city in 2017”. Continue reading “Fight for street photography”
What does happiness mean to a photographer?
Most of my life I worked as a professor at the university. I was successful in this activity and I have always been very happy and fulfilled. But now that I’ve been practicing full-time photography in my new life cycle, what does happiness mean to me? Continue reading “What does happiness mean to a photographer?”
Antonio Mozeto 