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"Don’t see photographs as an end result, rather as a source."
– Anouk Kruithof
“The river, we wanna see the river!” they said.
“Don’t you want to go to the movies, instead?” I asked. “Shopping center, museum? Look, it’s raining!”
“Movies are for kids. We are photos, buddy”. “Museum? That sucks!”. “Who cares about the rain?” “We want the river! We want the river! We want the river!”
I understood their wish. Lisbon would have not been settled if the Tagus river had chosen another place to meet the Atlantic ocean. My street photos would have not been taken if Lisbon had not been settled. So, the Tagus river is like a grandparent to them.
OK, the river, let’s go visit grand-dad, in spite of the rain and the damn wind.
They looked so proud inside their smart new frames! They insisted on being photographed in Cais da Matinha, where two steamships are being repaired. Under and above an old abandoned wharf, enjoying a brief moment of shining sun. At night, with the lights of Vasco da Gama Bridge at their backs. I even took a candid of them whilst they were contemplating the sunset at Poço do Bispo dock.
The nasty weather didn’t allow us the typical touristic photos near the Cais das Colunas, the Torre de Belém, or the Padrão dos Descobrimentos. I told them that after the birth of their future siblings, we will go all together to visit those places, but on a sunny day, without wind.
I’ve written “after the birth of their future siblings” because all these photos belong to a project (S & R – 105) that hasn’t finished yet. Here it is my contribution to it until now (all 26 photos you can see portrayed here). BTW, this 12 by 12 instruction is a nice pretext to thank the adms, mods, instructors, gallerists, commentators, fellow photographers, and everybody who contributes to S & R – 105. Thank you!!
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"Don’t see photographs as an end result, rather as a source."
– Anouk Kruithof
“The river, we wanna see the river!” they said.
“Don’t you want to go to the movies, instead?” I asked. “Shopping center, museum? Look, it’s raining!”
“Movies are for kids. We are photos, buddy”. “Museum? That sucks!”. “Who cares about the rain?” “We want the river! We want the river! We want the river!”
I understood their wish. Lisbon would have not been settled if the Tagus river had chosen another place to meet the Atlantic ocean. My street photos would have not been taken if Lisbon had not been settled. So, the Tagus river is like a grandparent to them.
OK, the river, let’s go visit grand-dad, in spite of the rain and the damn wind.
They looked so proud inside their smart new frames! They insisted on being photographed in Cais da Matinha, where two steamships are being repaired. Under and above an old abandoned wharf, enjoying a brief moment of shining sun. At night, with the lights of Vasco da Gama Bridge at their backs. I even took a candid of them whilst they were contemplating the sunset at Poço do Bispo dock.
The nasty weather didn’t allow us the typical touristic photos near the Cais das Colunas, the Torre de Belém, or the Padrão dos Descobrimentos. I told them that after the birth of their future siblings, we will go all together to visit those places, but on a sunny day, without wind.
I’ve written “after the birth of their future siblings” because all these photos belong to a project (S & R – 105) that hasn’t finished yet. Here it is my contribution to it until now (all 26 photos you can see portrayed here). BTW, this 12 by 12 instruction is a nice pretext to thank the adms, mods, instructors, gallerists, commentators, fellow photographers, and everybody who contributes to S & R – 105. Thank you!!