Elegance & beauty
One of my favourite creative partners …
In 2013 I had the opportunity to visit South Africa and our first destination was the Kalahari Desert. During a bio-break, I got out of the car and was surprised when a spotted hyena suddenly appeared just 20 metres from me. Although it was a potentially dangerous encounter, I remained calm and appreciated the beauty of nature and this wild animal.
Spotted hyenas are known for their powerful bite force, which is about 920 kiloponds (kp). By comparison, lions have a bite force of 650 kp and German shepherds have a bite force of 230 kp. Spotted hyenas are also social animals, living in packs of up to 130 individuals.
Despite the potential danger, I was relieved when the hyena eventually ran away, allowing me to safely continue my journey.
A few days ago I had the chance to make a quick visit to Almada. Very interesting area, also a bit scary, there wasn’t a single person on the street, but I will definitely go back.
Walking around Porto in January with my M9M.
***Update*** Unfortunately I have given away my M9M as my eyesight is not the best anymore.
In early 2019, I bought a Leica R7 from the Leica store in Porto. I think it was the Portuguese vibes that made me think I was cool enough to work with analogue.
Two days later I found an analogue development workshop in Lisbon. When I arrived, the film wasn’t coming out properly and was spoiled… So I had 20 minutes to shoot a roll to attend the workshop. 20 minutes for 36 photos. These are the results.
I am still an analogue photographer and have moved on to medium format with a Mamiya 645.
