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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Photo of the Month (June 2024 Edition): Golden hour

Photo of the Month (June 2024 Edition): Golden hour   Writing about the sunset is as difficult as photographing it. It’s so common, routine, banal. So certain to happen that lenses point the other way. They prefer the golden hour’s colour, the soft light, the balanced contrasts.   It’s so ephemeral, monochromatic, and punctual that […]

Photo of the Month (May 2024 Edition): Amazonian Niceties

Photo of the Month (May 2024 Edition): Amazonian niceties   The world’s largest rainforest hosts the world’s most extensive and voluminous river, which originates in the world’s longest mountain range, featuring some of the globe’s highest peaks. The Amazon is immense, and if it were a country, the Amazon River basin (>7.05 million km²) would […]

Photo of the Month (April 2024 Edition): Eretmochelys imbricata

Photo of the Month (April 2024 Edition): Eretmochelys imbricata     About 8 years ago, during my first visit to Ilhabela, on the São Paulo coast, I envisioned a photograph that I still haven’t been able to capture. Snorkeling one late afternoon at Portinho Beach, I saw a turtle emerging from the water to breathe, […]

Photo of the Month (February 2024) March Edition: Exploring New Horizons

Photo of the Month (February / March 2024 Edition): Exploring New Horizons   “Drone photography,” much like “mobile photography,” is a peculiar concept, as it involves photographs taken by cameras on devices adapted for various purposes. In this case, the drone is merely a vehicle that may or may not carry a camera. This unmanned […]

Photo of the month (January 2024): Change

Photo of the month (January 2024): Change   The quote “new year, new life” never made sense to me before the transition from 2023 to 2024. Literally, I left a 3-year living in Europe on Dec 31st. to land back in South America on Jan. 1st 2024, while seeing the firework shows over São Paulo […]

Photo of the month (December 2023): Etna

Photo of the month (December 2023): Etna   Once upon a time I realised that my top three things that I wanted so badly to see, and photograph, were the auroras, the giant waves of Nazaré and volcanoes in eruption. I don’t know exactly why these three things, but probably because they share one particular […]