back to the darkroom

Returning to the darkroom takes time. And patience. These photos could have been great if I had developed the negative properly. It's part of a bundle of canisters loaded with Polypan F 50 film that have been stashed away in boxes for about 2 years and only now I've taken the time and patience to develop them. I'm slow, but I eventually get things done. 

They are of my father working the fields.

lomo

finally developed film that was brought from Portugal.
some are already hanging up on our walls.

algarve

Morocco 

Morocco

atlanta and toronto

such a perfect day

Even though it may seem as a cliché, it was a perfect day!
We had a private wedding cerimony in a garden and picked the most unexcepted place for the photo session: the ruins near Lisbon's castle with graffiti walls and torn colourful paint.

We shared our day with Twiggs and it was so pleasant. Now we have these beautiful photos to treasure. Thank you for the amazing memories! 

look up

Alfama

256 years ago

it was about 9h30 in the morning when Lisbon was hit by a massive earthquake, submerged by a tsunami and then burnt for 6 days.

reading this small book about the great earthquake preparing our next themed tour.

paris noir

Paris mon amour

paris needs not words

august in Viana

Exhibition "Câmara Escura" at  Museu d'Arte, Fão. 

More info here and here. 

flea

Yet another pilgrimage to Lisbon's flea market on Saturday morning. Though I did bring some stuff home for new experiences with embroidery, the market was packed with people and most sellers were extremely rude! I know that if you are from northern Portugal and you are reading this you must be thinking: "well, of course, did you expect to find nice people in Lisbon?!" I know people from the north tend to be more polite and sympathetic, but living in Lisbon, I honestly have no complains... aside from yesterday.

Anyways... after the market I returned to one of my favorite spots for photography and shot many more pictures in digital and analogical format which inspired me to change this blog's header. 

Trees from Praça das Flores taken on my way to work since spring through full bloom in the summer. Tomorrow will be my last day of work. 

*Photos from my Twin Lense Reflex camera using slide film and cross processed.

olive picking

The olives we picked last November still look wonderful. It might be easier just to buy a can of olives, but it doesn't even come close to the amazing taste of naturally grow products and homemade food! I sometimes forget they are there waiting to be seasoned and eaten! They'd make great company to my homemade bread and jam. I was reminded of them after developing a roll of film from my Canon A1 and discovered new photos of that day. 

welcome to Lisbon

Today I picked up another batch of developed film from my Canon A1 and the surprise factor is still there!
This has to be one of my favorite spots in Lisbon to photograph. Although it's never pleasant to see abandoned houses in Lisbon's historic center, the truth is that there is beauty in ruins; it's bitter sweet...