📸 Photo series #14: Deep dive into an annual pilgrimage in Portugal
Experience and discover a sacred procession through photos.
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Without any further ado, here is today’s photo series!
The last Sunday of August, an important gathering for locals takes place in Portugal. The colorful and emotional photography of Estêvão Manuel Lafuente immerses ourselves in this devoted event.
Make yourself comfortable with a good coffee and enjoy the photos! ☕️
Pilgrimage of Saint Bartholomew by Estêvão Manuel Lafuente
⏱️ Reading time: 3 min
Legend says that Saint Bartholomew was burned alive and his ashes thrown into the sea where he was reborn carrying his skin in his arms. Every ritual that makes up this festival and pilgrimage finds its seat in the purification and renewal. Every 24th of August this important pilgrimage takes place in the north of Portugal. Pilgrims devoted to the saint participate in the procession that takes place on the beach of the same name.
Written and shot by Estêvão Manuel Lafuente.
Who’s behind the lens?
Describe yourself as a photographer and where you are based
Medical doctor and photographer living in Guimarães, Portugal. Attended the introductory photography course at IPF and the course of photography at NYIP. Urban imaginaries, documentary, travel and street photography are the main themes.
Your favorite camera and lens
Usually Fuji XT3 with prime Fuji 23mm 1:1.4 and 16mm 1:2.8.
Your favorite places to shoot
My favorite places to photograph are all the streets where urban myths happen. London, Istanbul and New York could be the chosen ones for now.
According to you, what makes a good picture
The definition of a good photography enters the dimension of clichés. However, we will all agree that the framing, the light and color or its absence, the aesthetic standards and the some dynamics will be fundamental.
Currently, for me, a good photograph must also contain several pieces of information that connect together in order to tell a story or start a narrative. It must be so subtle that after a first look, seeing it again becomes a desire. It’s not easy to get a good one.
Your favorite photographers and where you get inspired.
Inge Morath, Marilyn Silverstone, William Klein, Bruce Gilden, Martin Parr.
Portfolio and/or social media links
Portfolio : https://www.lafuentephotography.online
Instagram : @estevaomanuellafuente
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