Veraneio - a project by Matheus Nepomuceno
This predisposition to using analog cameras is repeated throughout Nepomucenos's projects. On another project, he took the road on a trip throughout Brazilian semi-arid region in the countryside of Brazilian northeastern region.
Matheus was brought up in the north-east coast of Brazil, where the sun wouldn’t go down and the afternoons were endless. During the month of December, he and his parents would take to the road and head to João Pessoa, where his grandparents lived. His childhood memories were thoroughly molded during these years of his life. Some of the memories from those gleaming cloudless skies still pervade Matheu's mind lucidly, however, most of them are fragmented scents, sensations, phrases, silhouettes, light, and color.
Last year his grandfather handed him down a collection of his old film cameras, It took him a while to go through them. He came across an Olympus AF-1 and realized that it was still loaded with film. Matheus eventually developed that old 35mm and was amazed to see photographs from 10 years ago. The relationship between photography and memory became even more evident to him.
With Veraneio he decided to reconstruct the journey he would take with my family, packed with expired film from that same period of time. As he retraced the route it became clear to me that he should portray my most dear nostalgic memories. Some of the expired rolls were undoubtedly lost during this process and others had been strained through the years. Almost like memories, some photographs are indisputably clearer than others. This project also resulted in a photo book that is yet to be published.
About the author:
Matheus Nepomuceno is 23 years old photographer. He lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. After a semester studying at UAL Central Saint Martins, he decided to focus on documental analog photography.
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Interview with... Jesús Alcalá
We interviewed a new young photographer from Spain: Jesús Alcalá. He define himself as an amateur photographer living in Extremadura, Spain. He was born in 1995 and he shoots with a 35mm camera. Jesús usually takes photos about his life.
When did you start to think about photography?
I started to take photos two years ago when I was given a reflex camera. although, in fact, I think i liked it more with analog photography then.
What does photography mean to you? and which kind of photography do you like more?
In my view, photography is the own way to understand the world. Each photographer shows what feel in a punctual moment and how this affect us. Photography is the art for shooting the daily beauty.According to the kind of photography I prefer, I love documentary photography, although I like fashion photography a lot too.
When you take a portrait, what is important for you?
For me, when I take a portrait, one of things which are important between others, is the spontaneity of this, in this way I find that the portrait was taken at unique and unrepeatable moment.
Do you think it's important to follow a school to learn how to shoot?
In my opinion, going to a photography school to learn isn't important when you can do it learning self-taught. So internet gives us many possibilities. On the other hand, in a photography school we can learn precise techniques and faster. Also, there we can know many people of this area.
What's the photo you want to take and you never did?
I'd love taking a road trip around America or Australia where I'd take photo of their people and places.
What's your photo-mission?
My photo mission is showing my own view of the world, showing the beauty of each moment and trigger for a reaction in the viewer.
Interview with...Christina Stoever
Positive Magazine starts a news series of interviews with young photographers we found on our flickr group page.
Today we interviewed Christina Stoever. She is a 19 year old photographer living in Detroit, Michigan and she shoots with 35mm film and strives to capture life in its most candid and natural states. Her inspiration is stimulated by emotionally charged events in her life. When people look at her work, she hopes that it can spark emotion or longing of some sort. The retention of memories is crucial to her and she aims to capture certain feelings that pertained to a specific time in her life. She craves to open the eyes of others with the work she creates, whether it be emotional to one’s internal monologue or an impact on society as a whole.
When did you start to think about photography?
Back in middle school I used to bring disposable cameras to school and I almost always had a camera on me despite the fact that I was 11. Getting film photographs developed of my childhood friends at the time didn't seem like anything more than a hobby to me until I turned 15 and I realized it was something that I enjoyed on a deeper and more serious level.
What does photography mean to you? and which kind of photography do you like more?
To me, photography is capturing a moment in its rawest, most pure state and being able to tell a story with that one image alone... so a form of documentation basically. I tend to avoid the question of what my favorite kind of photography is, mostly because I don't think I can limit it down to just one category, there are just so many and they're all awesome haha....portraits are a lot of fun though.
When you take a portrait, what is important for you?
I want my subjects to be in their most natural states of being. I don't tell my subjects how to pose, instead I tell them to have a conversation about something random or interact with their surroundings in a certain way so that I can photograph them in their most honest and true forms.
Do you think it's important to follow a school to learn how to shoot?
Of course, but to a certain extent. You can know all of the science and techniques behind photography but still take a crummy image. I think that one's personal drive, inspiration, and their past experiences are most influential toward how they look through a lens.
What's the photo you want to take and you never did?
For years I've been wanting to take a picture of my closest friends just running in the middle of a road in an isolated town at midnight. I'll get around to that soon maybe.
What's your photo-mission?
I want to be able to follow all of my creative impulses in a way that allows me to challenge my comfort levels basically just have a ton of fun doing it.
Milano Sottoterra (Milan Underground)
Riccardo Ceccato is a 26 years old italian photographer. He graduated in Industrial Design in 2012, following a master's degree in photography at John Kaverdash school in Milan. His work is a constant research for shapes, lights, situations that recall a specific mood.
"Milano Sottoterra" (Milan Underground) is a series of photographs that tell the story of the "non-place" that is the Milan subway. These photos try to capture the sense of alienation and isolation that one feels in this world that lies beneathe the surface. The result is an area that has lost most of the characteristics that define it as a "place" because it has simply become a connection between two points. A place that opens up a momentary parenthesis of life where time stands still and sensations don't mutate. The photos are all shot on 35mm film and developed in a darkroom.
