Do you feel uninspired for photography? Try something else… try self-portrait. Continue reading “Self-portraits”
Tag: black and white photography
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?”
Black and white photography and me.
Black and white photos are for me the most perfect translation of simplistic photography. Continue reading “Black and white photography and me.”
Why and what is an ‘Environmental Portrait’?
Arnold Abner Newman (March 3rd/1918 – June 6th/2006) once said: “A portrait is a form of biography. Its purpose is to inform you now and to record for history.” Continue reading “Why and what is an ‘Environmental Portrait’?”
Is it possible to live without photography?
I feel that photography is, above all, a state of the soul. Continue reading “Is it possible to live without photography?”
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”
