Update
Any random update, like a rant or some kind of news.
The fact that Iceland is again in the news because of another volcano makes me realize that one of the last photos taken abroad posted in my timeline was taken there……Almost a year and a half ago!!!!! In this snapshot Sumarliði was taking me with his cool black dog in his big red truck to Þingvellir (not the one you might be thinking…), I posted it right after arriving from Iceland and US in 2019. Since then a lot has happened, immediately after returning I dived into the winter solstice traditions, in the past years that has been my main focus in the winter months.…and just when that was over, early last year, that crazy 2020-thing really kicked off… Between a project to document the pandemic (https://www.everydaycovid.pt/) and a genuine lack of interest in browsing the archives, there was no room for photos further away from home…Maybe now it’s time to go back to that archive.
Today is Carnival Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, and in a normal year I’d be getting ready for this… But because it’s not I just dug into my archive to get something ready for later today. Stay tuned
Time Out Portugal #47
darktable 3.4.1 released
I’m not going to use the current situation to promote my portfolio, but I’ve been thinking a lot about Myanmar lately, wondering what its near future holds, and honestly worrying about it… Because I was there before the democratic reforms, by the end of the military rule (has it ever ended?), my memories from there are a country that was closed and being held back by its ruling class. I remember clearly being surveilled, I remember people talking about the “Lady” quietly to me (who turned out to a disappointment). I have so many fond memories from there, and I think on returning there so often, but I’m not looking forward seeing Myanmar going back to what it was back then, even if it means an “unspoiled” and “authentic” country…
2020 num diário fotográfico
Not my top nine most liked photos, not even my personal picks for 2020… Just nine photos from my instagram timeline that try to get the mood of what my 2020 was.Everyone is sharing their “top nine” collage, a ranking of their most liked photos on Instagram. I did generate mine but wasn’t planning on sharing it, it’s highly unbalanced and a bit monotonous, as 2/3 of it come from the first two months of 2020.Instead I went for doing my own pick, not what I think was my best work throughout the year, but a snapshot of what the year felt (without any given order): the cold first days of the year at Trás-Os-Montes, the few domestic trips, the only masked tradition I was able to capture, the confinement and it’s impact, the significant amount of time spent this year spent at Beira Baixa…
Num ano normal já estaria por Trás-Os-Montes, onde ficaria nos próximos dias, provavelmente até ao início do ano que vem… A esta hora já andaria por Ousilhão, provavelmente a beber um vinho do porto servido na casa de alguém, e nos restantes dias, em todos os lugares onde não poderia deixar de passar, não faltaria comida, bebida, gaiteiros, muita festa e também muito frio.Mas 2020 também deu cabo destes planos…blog.joaoalmeidaphotography.com/pt/solsti…
In the last few years my birthday has coincided with the National Geographic Exodus Aveiro Fest, like in my talk two years ago where Happy Birthday was sang right before I started. Spending this quietly at home isn’t bad, what’s bad is feeling constrained of some of the things you like, like meeting some of your mates and listening some inspiring people…www.instagram.com/p/Bq7WLFF… View this post on Instagram A post shared by João Pedro Almeida (@t3mujin)
One of my chores for this weekend, or upcoming holiday at most, is to gather the lens correction data for the Fujifilm XF 16-80mm F4 R OIS WR, so it’s time to recap this from @pixlsus. #lensfun #opensource #fujifilm_xseries pixls.us/articles/…