It's been a while, time is running. I finally caught some of it this weekend at the New York marathon

The next step of civilization

LINIAR

New School assignment. High Line Park in Meatpacking/Chelsea.

Experiment with shadows, part 2. No head.

A little competition ...

Hurra! One of my pictures from Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro (which can be seen further down on this blog) got a 3rd place in a competition within the International Field Program at the New School.
Check it out here:
www.gpia.info/ifp/PHOTO/WINNERS

Experiments with light and pretty ladies. Thank you Jooyoung, Sofia and Socorro!

In Bushwick I also found Mickey Mouse sailing in a sea of drowned toys and lost clothes. Seems like that guy just can't loose ...

Bushwick

The other day I was walking around in my neighbourhod, Bushwick in Brooklyn. I was lucky enough to meet some people who let me take their picture.

Cidade de Deus, Brazil.

Cidade de Deus (City of God) is one of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, who get the most attention from politicians and media. Both in Brazil and abroad. Most of the time people seem to forget that only a few percent of the habitants live up to the violent portraits as seen in the movie 'City of God'. The rest live a peaceful life, with job, family and play. Walking around one day in the community I took the following photos. Cidade de Deus is a community with a rich cultural life, where local artist, photographers and filmmakers work for empowerment and social change. One of the organisations is Lentes de Sonho, where young people get introduced to the world of modelling.

Scroll over the pictures for explanation.