These are two photographs originally taken in analogue that I took in the 90s in Alto do Rio Negro, in the Brazilian Amazon.
They are good examples of what and how IGAPÓS are, which means FLOODED FOREST.
{My Pittoresca Amazon}
Tag: black and white photography
{My Pittoresca Amazon}
photograph: Upper Solimões River, Amazon, Brazil. 1982.
This image will appear in my exhibition ‘MINHA AMAZÔNIA PITTORESCA’ at the UFOP Arts and Convention Center in Tiradentes, MG-Brazil, from March 7-11, 2024.
You are all invited!!!
{MY PITTORESCA AMAZÔNIA}
First test approved ‼️
This photo was taken back in 1991 at Igarapé do Cururu of two boys calmly paddling in the waters of this small stream on the outskirts of Manaus AM Brasil.
If you go to Ouro Preto, MG Brazil at the end of March 2024 you will see it at the Arts and Convention Center along with other beautiful photos from my exhibition called MY PITTORESCA AMAZÔNIA.
Photo size: 100×150 cm.
Printing: on Tahiti fabric 200g/m2 by sublimation.
[self-portraits in the shadow of the bedroom window](variations on the same theme)
{in the shadow of bedroom window}
{cloud architecture}
{Brazilian Cowboy}
from my book RURAIS (rural workers) (Ed. Origem. São Paulo Brazil 2020)
(PHOTO: cowboy in the rural area of Desemboque, MG – Brazil. 2019)
But, this photo (which really moves me every time I look at it again) could be in a book that was and continues to be a dream of mine that would be called BRAZILIAN COWBOYS. Who knows, maybe one day it will be published…
IN TIME: the photographer of French origin, Anouk Krantz (@anoukmassonkrantz – on Instagram), but living in the USA, recently published a fabulous book (my dream book) called: AMERICAN COWBOYS.
[hauntings – my newest photography book]
{photography book Hauntings: SALE}
It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch and sale of my photography book HAUNTINGS (ASSOMBRAÇÕES) bilingual: Portuguese & English) – an independent production by me in partnership and curated by Roberto Cecato / Studio Imaginar (FotoWeb Academy, São Paulo, SP-Brazil) – which, based on the link in my LI (integrated store), can be, from now on, purchased for a short period as part of a launch offer (see the link below).
For almost 2 years this project was built and properly managed, matured, going through several stages that only those who have already published a book (and even independently) know what it means (a lot of sweat, but also a lot of satisfaction and growth as a photographer and person).
The final result is now public for anyone who wants to appreciate it.
https://antonio-a-mozeto.lojaintegrada.com.br/livro-de-fotografia-assombracoes-2023
RURAL WORKERS
“The simple men and women of the countryside who live from the land and for the land on their small rural properties and many others who shed their sweat daily in labor on other people’s properties and businesses are those who know the true value of the land, love the land , love their places. They are the authentic, anonymous and invisible heroes and heroines and, truly, the strong of this country”
Photography book by Antonio Mozeto. ‘Rural’. Editora Origem (Publisher). São Paulo Brazil. 126pp. 2021
Paths, dreams
Paths, dreams
I left my footprints on so many paths that have already been erased. So many paths have seen me go and come back. Who hugged me like a son hugs a father. Just like lovers know how to hug each other. Paths that I may never take again; that I will no longer see; that they will no longer see me. The paths have many memories. Memories have many paths.
My generous look of gratitude is what remains materialized in the photographic images I take of my walks. That look will also one day disappear; it will pass. Just like a candle that, when consumed, goes out, one day I will pass. Just like everything in life will fade away; it will pass. Photographic memories will also one day fade and also pass away.
Ephemeral memories of the paths. Ephemeral paths of memory. Ephemeral traces. Ephemeral photographic images.
Ephemeral lives.
{my pittoresca Amazon}
from the project: “My Pittoresca Amazon”
Every photographs has its own story. Or: every photographer has a story to tell.
Ask any photographer and he or she will confirm this. And, as a bonus, you will hear many stories; some amazing ones, perhaps; even half-made-up stories. This one of mine is, therefore, not (much) different from any other. I have no proof, but it’s true!
Here is the story of this photograph: our research boat, the Amanaí – from the National Institute for Amazonian Research, INPA, Manaus, AM – anchored in this location on the left bank of the Alto Solimões on a morning in May 1982 with the aim of purchasing fish to renew the food stock in the boat’s kitchen. This was very early, maybe somewhere between 6:00 and 7:00 in the morning. No more.
Now comes a detail: a detail that is not yet possible – and perhaps never will be – in photography: recording smells, odors. The air gave off a delicious smell of fried fish. This smell is very consistent with the diet of the riverside people of the Amazon of eating a lot of fish. In the photo, a little smoke is even slightly noticeable coming out through the cracks in the house, which is the only proof of the delicious smell I smelled while taking this photo.
The photo also shows two piles of cassava – the famous cassava tree here In Brasil – one next to the house and another, larger one, next to the canoe anchored on the bank of the mighty Solimões River. Another item in the diet of these people, widely used in cuisine throughout the Amazon region.
Antonio Mozeto 