journal

It was too foggy

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In this episode, I find a new spot to photograph in the fog: a pond. But what a pond!

The curse of the photographer: dissatisfaction

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Photographers might be destined to permanently feel dissatisfied. Because if we were to feel satisfied, would we still go out and create?

Learning to deal with this feeling is something a photographer must face at some point. To accept it as something that will always be there, if only as background noise. And to recognize what it is when it eventually becomes louder.

They are back

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The storks are back, and I couldn't be happier about it. Plenty of photo opportunities, and a lot to learn from these beautiful birds.

Most of my photography is practice

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Photography can look very easy: after all, it only requires pressing a button. Truth is, making good images requires a lot of practice, time, hard work, and persistence. This is how I practice the craft every single day.

Thank you for 2021

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Thank you for an incredible year of photography.

Foggy morning in town

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A beautiful morning of photography in a very foggy town. Of course, I had to take you with me.

Does this lens deserve a spot in my camera bag? ~ Meike 50mm f/1.2

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I might have a replacement to my beloved 35mm f/1.4, a lens that stopped working a few weeks ago. Let's find out if it meets all my requirements to be in my camera bag!

Photographing Don Quixote's giants in La Mancha

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I just got back after a week photographing the legendary Don Quixote's giants: the stunning windmills of La Mancha. So many good images, so many good times. This video tries to compress several days, several mornings, several nights, of photography in 22 minutes of footage and images. Hope you enjoy it.

Every pixel counts

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It is tempting to believe that a good subject will make for a good photograph. That all what need is a beautiful tree, a grand vista, or a stunning mountain peak. In this video, I want to argue that this isn’t enough. That we need to pay attention to every inch, every pixel, of our image. Otherwise, we might end up with an image that doesn’t do justice to that amazing subject.

Photographing the magical forest of Fanal, in Madeira

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I travelled all the way to a tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean to photograph a small forest. A magical forest.

How to be original with your photography

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To be original, you have to stop trying to be original. Don't overthink it.

Sure, don’t chase trends, don’t go to popular locations just because they are popular. But don’t become a contrarian either, someone who avoids them just to be different, because those have also fallen in the trap. They are still comparing themselves to others, attaching a meaning to their work depending on what others do or don’t do.

We should care only about whether we are staying true to ourselves, photographing what means something to us, creating the images we enjoy looking at. If that means going to Yosemite, then so be it.

But don’t limit your photography to those trips, photograph every day no matter where you are and what you are doing, even if it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to photograph. There is, there always is.

Take advantage of that that makes you unique, and make images every single day. In the long term, that is what will make your work original, unique, and true to yourself.

The sky at grocery stores

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I couldn't help but to laugh hard at this meme, because it's so true.

The reason is simple: we go to the grocery store more often than we get out to photograph, probably after work and around sunset time. Thus, more chances for incredible conditions to happen.

Want amazing skies at scenic locations? Then, go there more often, get out.

And if you can't do that, walk to the grocery store and bring your camera with you. You never know what you are going to find.

Another day at the office

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A lens is falling apart, a close call for the drone... yet another day at the office.

More POV photography in the fog

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Another foggy morning of photography around town. I'm running out of places, but I still managed to find a few new and cool spots.