PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAITS &
TRANSFIGURATIONS
Portraits & transfigurations
«Hadn't I once a youth that was lovely, heroic,
fabulous, something to write down on pages of
gold?»
ARTHUR RIMBAUD
MARIA DE JESUS FRAGA (84) Cravelas, Vila Real
JOAQUINA BRIGIDA (94) Mazes, Lamego
MARIA ROSA (90) Amarante
ARLINDO PIRES (77) Mourilhe, Montalegre
GERMANA AFONSO (71) Cambeses do Rio, Montalegre
CLAUDINO PEREIRA (87) Covas do Monte
ETELVINA AZEVEDO (81) Pitões das Júnias
MARIA DO CARMO (81) Fervença, Mondim de Basto
ALICE DO PEDRO Covas do Monte, S. Pedro do Sul
AMÉRICO PEREIRA (83) Negrões, Montalegre
MARIA NUNES Covelo do Monte, Amarante
MARIA TERESA BARRIGÃO (86) Guadramil-Rio de Onor, Bragança
ANA MARIA PRETO (85) Rio de Onor, Bragança
ERNESTINA DOS ANJOS CLÉRIGO (84) Veigas de Quintanilha, Bragança
FELICIDADE COELHO (74) Vilarinho Seco
ETELVINA MENINO Quinta de Martim Tirado-Carviçais, Torre de Moncorvo
ELVIRA DOS ANJOS (90) Mazouco, Freixo de Espada à Cinta
MARIA CELESTE Moimenta da Raia, Vinhais
FIRMINO QUEIRÓS (76) Amarante
JACINTA ROSA CARRILHO Portalegre
MARIA GONÇALVES MALTA (82) Vilar, Boticas
«So you like to photograph old ladies? Look! I was very pretty when I was 23 years old. Would you like to see it?»
MARIA MALTA 82 years old, single mother
Vilar, Boticas, Barroso mountain
As Carpinejar
would say: «I grew older… I have my
childhood ahead of me.»
«Retratos & transfigurações»
Photography
72p.
2015
Introdution by
AMI VITALE
«My journey has taken me to places of civil unrest and also of surreal beauty. It has allowed me to witness and experience extreme poverty, destruction of life and unspeakable violence. It has also shown me that there is always joy and stories of extraordinary acts of kindness, even in the saddest places. Perhaps now, more than ever, there is a need to get beyond the stereotypes and see past headlines to try to get a truer sense of who we all are. Antero, I see your images and they remind me how important it is to highlight our surprising and subtle similarities more than just the obvious differences between all of our cultures.»
Retratos & transfigurações
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