These pictures are part of a project – provisionally called “Beachcombing” (“Praieiras” in Portuguese) which I started in 2008. Most of them were taken along the Northeastern coast of Brazil, on trips that entail a radical slowing of pace and allow time for contemplation. Over time, certain themes became recurrent. Streaks of metal minerals in sand, subtly modulated by tides offer endless graphical compositions. Having spent decades observing and researching insect activity, attention to detail is an ingrained habit while strolling on beaches. Gradually, pictures have become minimalistic, probing subtle changes in sand texture after a drizzle, or the ebb lines left by a receding tide – I am submitting these as a companion series.
I used digital cameras, compact Sony or various Nikon reflex. I adhere to a personal set of rules. No objects are rearranged, nor are they manipulated digitally. In processing with DxO ProLab, I mostly use denoising and adjust primary parameters such as color temperature. I like shooting at dawn, in the last hour of daylight, and immediately before or after rain.
