Description

This book began as a personal and intimate project. I came across the paper prints of my first black-and-white photographs, taken with intent; unfortunately, I could not find the negatives, so I had to scan the prints in high resolution.

This book was conceived as a way to preserve, permanently and enduringly, the original photographs that gave rise to my passion for photography. It makes no claim to be a collection of the best photographs of that period — quite the opposite: it seeks to preserve, in a raw way, the imperfections of the compositions and the basic mistakes of a beginner, both in photography and in life. This book embraces the imperfections of the images, the transience of life, and the unique moments captured in a raw and inexperienced, yet intentional, way.

The project was initially created as a single edition, in Portuguese. Eventually, I felt it would be interesting to share it with people from other countries, so I decided to create an English edition for an international audience.