99 is a photobook name.
It has 240 mm X 300 mm;
hardcover coated imperial fabric; 144 pages (Artic Mat paper 170 grams) with 99
photos - Offset printing; paper guards Tintoretto Ceylon Black Pepper with
white printing (screen printing); Author edition of 1000 copies. Currently
Available 550 (450 pre ordered). Launch on January 19th (Sunday) at 16h30m at
the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center. Bilingual.
For about 3 years (2016-2019) I
photographed daily life of Caldas da Rainha (where I live) and Óbidos - in
public places (streets, beaches, museums, etc.). Book “99” is the final step of
this work featuring a selection of 99 photographs.
The work had the contribution
of two internationally renowned photographers:
David Gibson (co-founder, in
2000, of the In-Public collective - 1st Street Photography blog - and author of
several books on photography - of renowned prestige) who wrote the Essay at the
end of the book and by Paulo Abrantes - Portuguese photographer appreciated and
distinguished on worldwide platforms where he has been awarded and where he
works as a Curator - who wrote the Afterword.
Through the photographs I tried to discover another side of the city, almost invisible, through
an observation of small miracles of light that sometimes give rise to blocks of
color emerging from the shadows of the streets. The author did not seek to
describe reality as it is, but rather how it sees. An interpretation of the
street party and the magic of the urban kaleidoscope. A way of looking through
the primacy of aesthetic choices, geometries and the elaboration of contrasts.
The plastic approach, the color composition, the emotions and the graphic
impact were determinant.
The decision to edit this book
with photos is a consequence of the notion that photos only reach their final
stage when printed - felt with our hands on the texture of paper - and not just
enjoyed through backlit displays. Books promote slower, more focused
engagement. Photography as a digital file is ephemeral and may disappear at any
time. But in a book it will stay.
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