A Thousand Words: The Best Year of the Decade to See the Northern Lights

A Thousand Words: The Best Year of the Decade to See the Northern Lights   With winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the arrival of the polar night at high latitudes, the aurora phenomenon (one of the most spectacular on the planet) is easily seen in the most boreal regions of Earth. As a result, […]

Photo of the Month (October 2025 Edition): Backyard Shapes

Photo of the Month (October 2025 Edition): Backyard Shapes   After a few months of field campaign, working travel, and a very brief rest, September turned out to be exhausting and full. My gear stayed packed away until the very last moment, waiting for some random opportunity that never came. In the final rays of […]

Exhibition: Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Exhibition: Wildlife Photographer of the Year   In the same week that the world discovered the best wildlife photographs of 2025, according to the Natural History Museum in London, I visited the exhibition of the previous year’s edition at the Catavento Museum in São Paulo. The competition Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the longest-running […]

Photo of the Month (September 2025 edition): Reconnecting

Photo of the Month (September 2025 edition): Reconnecting   It’s been almost half a year since I uninstalled the Instagram app, and only very rarely do I log onto the site from my computer to check messages. In fact, some things can only be seen clearly when you step away. And by stepping away from […]

Photo of the Month (August 2025 edition): Iguana iguana

Photo of the Month (August 2025 Edition): Iguana iguana   Between the end of June and the beginning of July, I had the great opportunity to participate in another international congress. Last year I was able to travel to New Zealand, and this time I headed to Mexico. More precisely, I spent a few days […]

World Press Photo 2025 Exhibition

World Press Photo 2025 Exhibition   The most prestigious photojournalism contest today is, without a doubt, the World Press Photo. Aimed at professional photojournalists, it annually recognizes the leading visual narratives of the moment and iconic individual photographs widely circulated in recent history.   On display until September 28 in São Paulo and October 5 […]

Photo of the Month (July 2025 Edition): Blue Tapajós

Photo of the Month (July 2025 Edition): Blue Tapajós   The grandeur and vibrant colors of the Tapajós River, which amazed me 14 years ago, continue to amaze me still. As I wrote before, last month I had a few afternoons to contemplate the beauty and calm of the Tapajós’s blue waters during a fieldwork […]

The missed moment #6: Popocatepetl

The missed moment #6: Popocatepetl   Photographing an active volcano has been at the top of my personal bucket list for a while now. When I lived in Europe, I extensively searched for active volcanoes, both in Iceland and Italy, all to no avail. I even earned the nickname “volcano extinguisher” because I always arrived […]