O foto jornalismo não é exatamente o tipo de arte que as pessoas gostam de ver. Normalmente são fotografias chocantes, seja pela pobreza retratada, seja por um acontecimento trágico que foi registrado pelas lentes do fotógrafo (guerras, atentados, manifestações políticas, tragédias naturais, etc...). Embora existam, são poucas as fotos jornalísticas que mostram cenas felizes....
Eu não faço foto jornalismo, mas claro que durante anos fotografando acumulei algumas imagens que podem figurar nessa categoria. Hoje adiciono algumas aqui no blog, espero que gostem.
As duas fotos em formato quadrado eram originalmente coloridas, eu as transformei em preto e branco apenas para colocar aqui no blog. A primeira delas, que mostra uma menininha com uma panela vazia no chão, foi premiada em 2008, e exposta na Sala de Cultura Laura Alvim, no Rio de Janeiro.
The photojournalism is not exactly the kind of art that people like to see. Usually photos are shocking, portrayed by poverty, or a tragic event that was recorded by the lens of photographer (wars, terrorist attacks, political events, natural disasters, etc. ...). Although exist, there are few journalistic pictures showing happy scenes.... I am not a photojournalist, but of course that I have accumulated, for years photographing, some images that may appear in this category. Now I add some here on the blog, I hope you enjoy.
The two square photos were originally colored; I turned on the black and white just to put here on the blog. The first one that shows a little girl with an empty pot on the ground was awarded in 2008, and exposed in the Room of Culture Laura Alvim, in Rio de Janeiro.
© Leonardo Régnier / Curitiba (Brasil), 2006
© Leonardo Régnier / Atins, Maranhão (Brasil), 2006
© Leonardo Régnier / Havana (Cuba), 2006
© Leonardo Régnier / Havana (Cuba), 2006
© Leonardo Régnier / Purmamarca (Argentina), 2003
Today I will just make a small post with two abstract pictures. The first one is an empty public swimming pool in the friendly city of Salta (northern Argentina). The other picture is the coverage of a store in downtown Curitiba. Both were made with my old Nikon N6006, stolen three years ago...
Nothing is better than shooting our friends. They are normally relaxed and not worry about my camera pointing at their faces. The results are almost always excellent portraits, because very spontaneous. I capture the moment of happiness of my friends. They are for me my greatest treasure. Today I present some of these people who have the key of my house, and my soul. I apologize to those who are not here (because they are many), certainly I haven’t a good portrait...
I love this picture (below). It is one that was lost in my collection, and that I found recently, when I started a major cleaning on my albums and boxes of photos. It was made in 2006, on the beach of Pantano do Sul, in Florianopolis.
Pelas ruas de Havana eu fotografei muito, no total foram 36 rolos de filme, a maioria em preto e branco. O interessante é que em Cuba, para onde você apontar a câmera, terá uma boa imagem. Eu acho que isso se deve ao embargo comercial imposto há décadas, que fez o país virar uma grande sucata. É meio fora da realidade... E é triste também...
Through the streets of Havana I photographed a lot, in total there were 36 rolls of film, mostly in black and white. The most interesting thing is that in Cuba, where you point the camera, you have a good image. I think this is due because decades of trade embargo, which made the country become a major scrap. It's a bit out of reality... And it's sad too...
Fiquei vários dias afastado do blog. Tive um problema familiar realmente sério, mas sobre o qual não tenho vontade de falar. Volto hoje, e aos poucos. Mas peço desculpas a todos que sempre acompanharam meu trabalho.
I was several days away from the blog. That is because I had a really serious family problem, but about which I don’t like to talk. I’m back today, but slowly. I apologize to everyone who has always followed my work.
The photojournalism is not exactly the kind of art that people like to see. Usually photos are shocking, portrayed by poverty, or a tragic event that was recorded by the lens of photographer (wars, terrorist attacks, political events, natural disasters, etc. ...). Although exist, there are few journalistic pictures showing happy scenes.... I am not a photojournalist, but of course that I have accumulated, for years photographing, some images that may appear in this category. Now I add some here on the blog, I hope you enjoy.
The city of Montevideo is really wonderful. Is neither too large nor too small, but offers everything a visitor could want. Several restaurants and cafes, several museums, beautiful streets and a classical architecture that "asks" to be photographed. It is very reminiscent of European cities. Montevideo "smell" culture, is not very expensive, and its people are generally very friendly. I had the opportunity to spend some days there in May 2006 and, of course, I have made many pictures, both with the old Rolleiflex, as with the Nikon F80. The four photos below were taken with the Nikon, and among them is one of my photos that I most love (the first, very nostalgic!).
The post of today honors some members of the White in Black group, in Flickr. There will be more in the future...
