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What a strange and weird day this was….

warm, angled sunlight casting deep tree-branch shadows across the pink-to-orange concrete facade of a multistory residential building against a darkening twilight sky

cyclist riding across an elevated pedestrian and bike bridge against a twilight sky

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A steep Lisbon street. A bunch of amateur cyclists. A Sunday morning. Plenty of cheerful people on the sidewalks!

I give you the Subida da Rampa do Vale!!

PS - a few more shots of it on my Flickr.

A group of people participates in a street protest, with one woman holding a yellow sign that reads A RAMPA É TUA PASKI while banners hang from the building behind them.A cyclist wearing colorful shorts and white socks with a lightning bolt design is riding a black road bike on a cobblestone street surrounded by spectators.A group of people, including a cyclist in red gear, are gathered on a street, some looking at their phones while others are engaged in conversation or standing nearby.A cyclist wearing a helmet rides up a stone-paved street while a crowd of people on both sides cheer and applaud.Three children are joyfully running down a cobblestone street in a lively urban area.A woman in a wheelchair wearing a pink floral dress is smiling and moving along a cobblestone street while a crowd of people on both sides clap and cheer.A man wearing a bicycle helmet is smiling while a group of people in the background clap and take photos.A group of people are gathered outdoors on a street, with one man in a white jacket with colorful stripes holding a bicycle and wearing sunglasses.A crowd of people is watching and reacting to a cyclist riding past them on a street.A person is taking a photo of a large banner with the word META hanging above a cobblestone street lined with buildings and observing people.

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Red triangle

Windshield of a car parked on a city street, featuring a red emergency warning triangle placed on the dashboard and a flyer stuck under the windshield wiper.

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“We’re trapped in the belly of this horrible machine
And the machine is bleeding to death”

The Dead Flag Blues - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

a view of the city of Lisbon, Portugal, framed through a window with a mesh screen, looking toward the historic upper districts and church towers

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Quick snap from this weekend’s Lisbon Street Photo Fest. Slightly different experience from last year: less talks, no photo walks or reviews, more hanging out with friends. Either way, it was great to be there.

A long, perspective-view corridor inside an art academy with light blue walls and a white vaulted ceiling. High on the left wall, a dark red sign features the text “ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE BELAS ARTES”. Classical white plaster relief sculptures are mounted at intervals along both walls. A colorful string of triangular pennant bunting—with yellow, blue, green, and purple flags—hangs across the foreground. The hallway is illuminated by overhead track lighting, leading toward a darker doorway at the far end.

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No início do ano o Carlos Carneiro desafiou-me: “Estou a juntar uma malta para experimentar uma cena fixe no deserto. Queres vir?”. Sabendo quão boa onda são as cenas com ele disse que sim, sem grandes detalhes, apenas sabia o mais importante: caminhar no meio de nada. Agora a viagem “a sério”, já para 2027, toda programada e com o embrulho bonito, está aí e é de aproveitar!

E isto fez-me lembrar que ando há algum tempo para adicionar algo ao meu site sobre a beleza das viagens a caminhar, em que o único plano do dia é ir até ao local onde se vai pernoitar.

Travelers walking among the sweeping sand dunes of the Sahara Desert.

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Drive by shooting on my commute.

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Monday home office…

The image shows a window fitted with horizontal slat roller shutters or blinds that are partially closed, allowing thin, parallel lines of light to filter into a dimly lit interior space next to a plain wall.

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Embracing the randomness today: here is a look back at August in just a few photos.

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Random walk on a late Summer afternoon.

A bicycle is parked next to empty bike racks against a wall illuminated by soft sunlight.A weathered concrete building features graffiti, including a prominent red and white piece that says TAKE YOUR TIME.An orange container with height measurements and a caution sign is positioned next to a structure where several birds are perched under a clear sky.