Humankind

It just feels right - When a photography is able to hold on to the smiles and gazes of a special fleeting moment.... It is a solid reminder that some people are worth it.

Fate, thank you.

Rhyme Spitter - It is not about the culture, it is about it's foundation - the people!
And hip hop flows between mind and body, caressed by dance, music, words and so much more.

Waiting rituals - Citing the song from the 1998 movie Armageddon: "I'm leaving on a jet plane, and I don't know when I'll be back again".

Until that happens, we take a nap as we wait.....

Rainbow - There is a rainbow, but in this case, you cannot find it in the expected sky.
But it sure is heavenly.

Shawl dancer - Gracious moment in between movements.

The black and white pushes the photo into magical stagnation. Serenity meets enjoyment and the shawl is the flag that unites them. =)

SPLASH! - Kids will always be.... kids.

A simple stick and a lagoon are more than enough ingredients to bake an afternoon of fun! (in a splashy way)

Whispering memories - In Aveiro city, tiles are the framework, plants are the decoration and old age is the center stage.

Nobody can deny an old lady, her window seat.

Cosmopolitan elements - Next to the longest bridge in Europe, the day flows normally.
Drivers commute to their jobs, the dog strolls and the fisherman tries to "catch'em all"!

Damsels in Pajamas - It is that morning call...

Rise and shine!

 

Get your fur and your skin-covered pijamas ready for a new day!

And with a smile while at it

 

;)

Sea gazer - To some, the sea is their entire world, their home, their life.

At Fonte da Telha beach and coastline, the tradition was fishing. Nowadays it still is, just with the added bonus of summer leisure and surfing.

Empress of Leaves - One of the biggest Ginkgo trees in Portugal cannot overshadow the drive of this woman.

Their shared beauty does combine perfectly.

Returning home - The day John got into a train to get back home after a cold Erasmus journey.

And the bittersweetness of it, captured.

- Insert soundtrack.....

Onward! - Two hands.

 

One to keep travelling and moving forward, with the swell and the tides.

Another to hold on to what is the most precious to us.

 

Yes.

Downtown Gathering - In moments of waiting, the younger members of humankind gaze upon themselves, reflecting about the future through their reflections.

Working joy - Messy hair, flawless office. 


We all know that we can't have it all.... Despite that, find meaninga and be joyful.

Bridges towards bridges - The Vasco da Game Bridge, Lisbon (one of the longest in Europe) lurks at the distance.

This walkway passes above the saltmarsh ecosystem, bringing people closer to the Tagus and its biodiversity, allowing also for passerby framing.

Amongst the pigeons - What if there is a busy square in Luxembourg City?
What if we add a sunny day to it? What if we sprinkle some benches and flowebeds? What if we bestow an old man into the story? And what if we finish it up with some pigeons?

Done!

Into the darkness - Just another step...

Take the ladder to obscurity...


Become one with the shadows!

Merrily skipping - Light, shade, canopies, sand, jumps, pines, smiles.... All ingredients for a heart warming capture. ;)

DJ Conductor - Operating a machine built in 1900 nowadays is certainly a feat. Industrial noise, smoke and people saying "wow" are the setting for the last conductor of his kind.

I have seen it a few times ad I am still spellbound by the existence of this dance between man and machine.

Three is a crowd! - Motherly moments, daughterly smiles. Contagious joy!

Try to spot the third girl in the photo.

Hazy memory - A half-reflection, an opaque window and a long trip.

 

All of them, pieces within the process of remembering.

Rough day - On this side, a tourist in transit.
On the other side, a rough day for a hard worker.