Photo of the Month (November 2024 Edition): Restart

Photo of the Month (November 2024 Edition): Restart   A year ago, I published the first edition of “Photo of the Month”! As I anticipated from the beginning, this personal challenge would be a huge risk. Indeed, there were many times when I considered giving it up. Whether due to personal difficulties, a lack of […]

Terra Incógnita Exhibition by Adriano Gambarini

Exhibition Terra Incógnita  by Adriano Gambarini   Adriano Gambarini is one of Brazil’s most renowned documentary photographers. With over 30 years of career experience and an academic background in geology, he began his photographic journey as part of his speleological research. Through this work, he was among the first to illuminate and reveal the virtually […]

The missed moment #5 – The Rocket’s Trail under the Northern Lights

The missed moment #5 – The Rocket’s Trail in the Northern Lights   Last month, I had the chance to travel to New Zealand to attend a conference on space technologies for forest research. I’ve been using satellite images in ecological research since 2012 and had already attended the same event in Chile eight years […]

Photo of the Month (September 2024 Edition): Jaguaretê

Photo of the Month (September 2024 Edition): Jaguaretê   The Jaguaretê, the true jaguar, known in Brazil as the onça-pintada (Panthera onca), is undoubtedly one of the most emblematic animals of Abya-Yala. Despite its wide geographic distribution, from northern Argentina to the southern United States, some populations are in decline. Hunting and habitat destruction make […]

The Unexpected Experiment

The Unexpected Experiment I’ve heard several times that, in tourist spots, if there’s someone with a “professional” camera and a tripod set up, many people will gather around to take a photo from the same angle, in the most “professional” way possible. One of the explanations for this is that, in theory, “professional” cameras are […]

Photo of the Month (August 2024 Edition): Serenity

Photo of the Month (August 2024 Edition): Serenity   The westernmost point of Brazil is in the state of Acre. It is the springs of the Moa River, located in the Contamana Mountain Range, also known locally as the Moa Range or Serra do Divisor, a name that refers to the border with Peru. This […]

The missed moment #4 – Yellow Ipe

The missed moment #4 – Yellow Ipe   Photographing trees is both simple and challenging. As static objects in the landscape, they are relatively easy to frame and compose with the sky, the background, or other surrounding elements. However, this simplicity brings the challenge of creating a standout composition among the thousands of landscape photos […]

Photo of the Month (July 2024 Edition): Puruba

Photo of the Month (July 2024 Edition): Puruba   Ubatuba, located on the northern coast of São Paulo state, is one of my favorite places in the world. Even with its almost constant rainfall, it boasts over a hundred beaches, surrounded by mountains still covered by the lush Atlantic Forest, which is relatively well-preserved in […]

The missed moment #3 – Iberian Lynx

The missed moment #3 – Iberian Lynx   The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) once bordered on extinction in the wild due to hunting and habitat destruction. Restricted to the central-southern territory of the Iberian Peninsula, between Portugal and Spain, most of the remaining population is still concentrated in a few very small regions.   After […]