Cover: MAEVE Magazine!

Há cerca de um mês fui contactada para ter um dos meus auto-retratos como capa de uma publicação que eu adoro: a MAEVE Magazine. A MAEVE é uma revista online que sai semestralmente, cheia de artigos deliciosos, de fotografias fantásticas e de pedaços de arte que a tornam um verdadeiro prazer de se ler! Eu aconselho vivamente!

Finalmente, cá está a capa! Espero que gostem! É graças ao apoio de muitos de vocês que eu consigo continuar a trabalhar naquilo que mais gosto, por isso um muito obrigada!

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About a month ago I was contacted to have one of my self-portraits on the cover of a publication I love: MAEVE Magazine. MAEVE is a semestral online magazine, filled with delicious articles, fantastic photos and pieces of art that make it a pleasure to read and to look at. E highly recommend it!

Finally, here's the cover! I hope you like it! It's due to the support of so many of you that I can work in the craft that I love, so thank you all so much!

Photo post #44: Fátima

Uma viagem de família ao Santuário de Fátima, em Agosto, deu origem a estas fotos!

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A family trip to the Sanctuary of Fatima, last August, originated these shots!

FILM:

DIGITAL

Photo post #44: Boa Vista!

Em Setembro, tive o prazer de passar férias com a minha família na ilha da Boa Vista, em Cabo Verde. Como sempre, adorei estar em África e o cenário inspirou-me para mais uma série de auto-retratos. Aqui ficam os ditos, mais algumas fotos da viagem!

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I had the pleasure of spending a family holiday, last September, in Boa Vista, one of the Cape Verdian islands. As usual, I loved being in Africa and the scenery inspired me to start a series of self-portraits. Here are those and a few more photos, taken during the trip.

And so she sits and waits, her eyes fixed on the sky. She is waiting for a plane; a plane she knows won't pass by that particular bit of sky, but she stares anyway. And while she stares, a roll of prayers, small sentences and words of worship leave her lips, almost unnoticed.

After sometime, she is finally able to take a deep breath and rest her chin on her closed fist. Her eyes are still in the turquoise sky, as she sees one, two, three airplanes pass by. She knows it's none of those. But she keeps on waiting.

SERIES: NORTHERN AFRICA

She wakes up in the sand, her feet and hands sore from struggling. It's like a pathway, a road to a place she knows she's been to, a place she somehow recognizes. Nothing makes sense. There's green and there's sand, there's the sky and the ocean. It's a place, somewhere. But all she knows about this place is that she feels incomplete. A part of herself is missing. And as she stares down at her stomach, she knows exactly what.

There's a beauty in a reflection, a beauty that she's always recognized. When she hung out in her father-the-king's gardens, they were peaceful and graceful. Now they're tormented. But there's still a majestic look to them. That's what tells her she isn't home.

Photo post #43: 365

Perdoem-me, mas esta vai ser a verdadeira descarga de fotos! Espero que gostem!

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Forgive me, but this is going to be a complete photo dump! I hope you like them!

Photo post #42: Film

No mês de Agosto, o ponto alto foi a compra da minha Pentax Spotmatic, e as minhas primeiras aventuras no campo da fotografia de 35mm, desde que mudei para digital. Confesso que diverti imenso — e continuo a divertir, agora a fazer revelações e afins em casa! Ficam aqui alguns dos primeiros trabalhos!

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The highlight of my August was buying my Pentax Spotmatic, and having my first adventure with 35mm film after making the change to digital. I had a blast, and I'm still having fun, now moving onto developing film at home! Here are some of the first pieces!