88 Photobook Launch

You're invited. My new photo book will be launched on October 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., sponsored by the Caldas da Rainha City Council. Location: Small auditorium of the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center. The book is titled "88 (88 images), a continuation of the book published in 2020 (under the title "99") – thus constituting a duology. The images in "88" were taken primarily in the triangle: Caldas da Rainha, Foz do Arelho, and Óbidos. Since this region has not been a backdrop for other street photographers, it constitutes a unique photographic collection. It measures 330 mm x 225 mm (hardcover), 184 pages with photos only on the odd-numbered pages, and an Afterword written by the excellent British photographer Paul Russell. The author's shadow appears as a guiding thread throughout the sequence. A way of being, symbolically, behind the camera and in front of it, also participating in the composition. Inspired primarily by the philosophy of Street Photography, this attempt was made to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary, everyday. An original quest for miracles at the mercy of light. Beyond the protagonism of color and the play of light and shadow, stories, humor, enigmas, and mysteries are hidden within the frames.

88

You're invited. My new photo book will be launched on October 26, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., sponsored by the Caldas da Rainha City Council. Location: Small auditorium of the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center. The book is titled "88 (88 images), a continuation of the book published in 2020 (under the title "99") – thus constituting a duology. The images in "88" were taken primarily in the triangle: Caldas da Rainha, Foz do Arelho, and Óbidos. Since this region has not been a backdrop for other street photographers, it constitutes a unique photographic collection. It measures 330 mm x 225 mm (hardcover), 184 pages with photos only on the odd-numbered pages, and an Afterword written by the excellent British photographer Paul Russell. The author's shadow appears as a guiding thread throughout the sequence. A way of being, symbolically, behind the camera and in front of it, also participating in the composition. Inspired primarily by the philosophy of Street Photography, this attempt was made to discover the extraordinary in the ordinary, everyday. An original quest for miracles at the mercy of light. Beyond the protagonism of color and the play of light and shadow, stories, humor, enigmas, and mysteries are hidden within the frames.

99

99

99 is a photobook name.

It has 240 mm X 300 mm; hardcover coated imperial fabric; 144 pages (Artic Mat paper 170 grams) with 99 photos - Offset printing; paper guards Tintoretto Ceylon Black Pepper with white printing (screen printing); Author edition of 1000 copies. Currently Available 550 (450 pre ordered). Launch on January 19th (Sunday) at 16h30m at the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center. Bilingual.

For about 3 years (2016-2019) I photographed daily life of Caldas da Rainha (where I live) and Óbidos - in public places (streets, beaches, museums, etc.). Book “99” is the final step of this work featuring a selection of 99 photographs.

The work had the contribution of two internationally renowned photographers:

David Gibson (co-founder, in 2000, of the In-Public collective - 1st Street Photography blog - and author of several books on photography - of renowned prestige) who wrote the Essay at the end of the book and by Paulo Abrantes - Portuguese photographer appreciated and distinguished on worldwide platforms where he has been awarded and where he works as a Curator - who wrote the Afterword.

Through the photographs I tried to discover another side of the city, almost invisible, through an observation of small miracles of light that sometimes give rise to blocks of color emerging from the shadows of the streets. The author did not seek to describe reality as it is, but rather how it sees. An interpretation of the street party and the magic of the urban kaleidoscope. A way of looking through the primacy of aesthetic choices, geometries and the elaboration of contrasts. The plastic approach, the color composition, the emotions and the graphic impact were determinant.

The decision to edit this book with photos is a consequence of the notion that photos only reach their final stage when printed - felt with our hands on the texture of paper - and not just enjoyed through backlit displays. Books promote slower, more focused engagement. Photography as a digital file is ephemeral and may disappear at any time. But in a book it will stay.