Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Warszawa odczarowana / Varsóvia - esconjuros e outras graças









©Gonçalo Franco - Warszawa odczarowana - Varsóvia - esconjuros e outras graças






Warszawa odczarowana

Wystawa Fotografii Gonçala Franco
(4.12.2009 - 4.1.2010, Centrum ŁOWICKA, ul. Łowicka 21, Warszawa)

Gdzie kryje się piękno Warszawy? Czyżby chowało się przed nami? A może to nasze oczy, które wraz z upływem czasu nabierają złych nawyków, nie dostrzegają tego, jak zmieniło się miasto w ciągu ostatnich lat?

Gonçalo Franco, młody portugalski fotografik, mieszka w Warszawie od pięciu lat. W tym czasie odkrył, że (czego wciąż jeszcze nie zrozumiał) większość warszawiaków, których poznał, jest rozczarowana Warszawą – szarą, chaotyczną, smutną. Dla Gonçala Franco Warszawa jest czymś więcej. To miejsce, które uczy patrzeć na nowo, ponieważ „nasze oczy oglądają świat w sposób konwencjonalny i przyzwyczajone są widzieć to, co było, a nie to, co jest”. Poprzez tę wystawę zdjęć, Gonçalo Franco pokazuje nam, gdzie możemy odnaleźć czar Warszawy – w tym i poza tym, co wydaje się pospolite i szare; poza tym, co było kiedyś.

Otwarcie wystawy odbędzie się 4 grudnia o godz. 19:00, w Centrum Kultury ŁOWICKA, ul. Łowicka 21.
Wystawę będzie można oglądać do końca miesiąca.

Więcej informacji na stronie: www.lowicka.pl

Tekst: José Carlos Dias, przedstawiciel Instytutu Camõesa w Warszawie

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Varsóvia - esconjuros e outras graças

Exposição de Fotografia Gonçalo Franco
(4.12.2009 - 4.1.2010, Centrum ŁOWICKA, ul. Łowicka 21, Varsóvia)

Onde está a beleza de Varsóvia? Estará escondida ou serão os nossos olhos, mal habituados pelo tempo, que não repararam em como a cidade se transformou nos últimos anos?

Gonçalo Franco, um jovem fotógrafo português, chegou a Varsóvia há cinco anos e durante este tempo descobriu e ainda não entendeu o desencanto que a maior parte dos varsovianos que encontrou sente por Varsóvia - cinzenta, desarranjada, triste. Para Gonçalo Franco, Varsóvia é muito mais. É um lugar que temos de reaprender a ver, porque “os nossos olhos vêem convencionalmente e habituam-se a ver o que lá esteve e não o que lá está”. Esta exposição de fotografia é a forma de Gonçalo Franco nos mostrar onde podemos encontrar o encanto de Varsóvia, para além do convencional, do cinzento e do passado.

A exposição será inaugurada no dia 4 de Dezembro às 19:00, no centro Łowicka, ulica Łowicka 21 e ficará patente até ao final do mês.

texto: José Carlos Dias, Representante do Instituto Camões em Varsóvia

Mais informações na página: www.lowicka.pl





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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Inútil

The new Portuguese art magazine "Inútil" gave me a great honour. I'm in the first number.


©Gonçalo Franco - Inútil - R E V I S T A




©Gonçalo Franco - Inútil - R E V I S T A


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Berlin








©Gonçalo Franco - Berlin








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Monday, November 09, 2009

Berlin

©Gonçalo Franco - Berlin








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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Amsterdam

©Gonçalo Franco - Amsterdam
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Ana Moura








©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura


©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura


©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura


©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura


©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura


©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura

©Gonçalo Franco - Ana Moura










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Monday, November 02, 2009

Rita Brütt

©Gonçalo Franco - Rita Brütt


©Gonçalo Franco - Rita Brütt


©Gonçalo Franco - Rita Brütt


©Gonçalo Franco - Rita Brütt


©Gonçalo Franco - Rita Brütt


©Gonçalo Franco - Rita Brütt

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Youssou N'Dour








©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour


©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour


©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour


©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour


©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour


©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour

©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour

©Gonçalo Franco - Youssou N'Dour







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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Cristina Cunha








©Gonçalo Franco - Cristina Cunha


©Gonçalo Franco - Cristina Cunha


©Gonçalo Franco - Cristina Cunha


©Gonçalo Franco - Cristina Cunha


©Gonçalo Franco - Cristina Cunha







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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Patrícia André








©Gonçalo Franco - Patrícia André


©Gonçalo Franco - Patrícia André


©Gonçalo Franco - Patrícia André


©Gonçalo Franco - Patrícia André







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Rosário Trindade








©Gonçalo Franco - Rosário Trindade


©Gonçalo Franco - Rosário Trindade


©Gonçalo Franco - Rosário Trindade


©Gonçalo Franco - Rosário Trindade







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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Wojtek Sawa








©Gonçalo Franco - Wojtek Sawa







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Sunday, August 23, 2009

D I S T R A C T I O N S









©Gonçalo Franco - Marzena Gregier - D I S T R A C T I O N S - distractions





Photography exhibition - Wystawa
Marzena Gregier and Gonçalo Franco - After the exhibition in Wroclaw we come back, this time in Warsaw, with some new surprises.


What gets one's eye and what "distracts" it? What attracts the attention of Marzena Gregier and Gonçalo Franco, the authors of photography exhibition "Distractions"? One may get to know that while watching the latest, "enriched" with the collection of new images exhibition displayed in Gallery 2b+r in Warsaw. The exhibition had its debut in ODA Firlej in Wrocław last year where it met with an enthusiastic reception from the viewers.
On the face of it, Gregier and Franco choose trivial, commonplace objects: architectonic details, road signs, pedestrian crossings, façades affected by the passing of time. In their work, Marzena and Gonçalo use simple divisions of frames, they display minimalist forms. The trite, commonplace objects or places which one takes for granted gain new meanings and begin living their own lives.
The exhibition displays black and white images as well as vibrant, saturated with colour photographs. Simple, bordering on sterile shots radiate silence and tranquillity. Minimalist and still frames cross the boarder between everyday life and art.

by Marta Przetakiewicz
translated by Iwona Marchut
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Co przyciąga wzrok człowieka, a co go odwraca? Dlaczego po aparat fotograficzny sięgają: Marzena Gregier oraz Gonçalo Franco - autorzy wystawy fotograficznej pt: DISTRACTIONS? Dowiedzieć się tego można oglądając najnowszą, wzbogaconą o nowe prace, wystawę prezentowaną w Galerii 2b+r w Warszawie, która swoją premierę miała w grudniu ubiegłego roku w ODA Firlej we Wrocławiu, gdzie spotkała się z entuzjastycznym przyjęciem widzów.
Gregier i Franco wybierają z otaczającego świata motywy na pozór banalne i niewarte uwagi: detale architektoniczne, znaki drogowe, przejścia dla pieszych, naznaczone zębem czasu elewacje. W swoich fotografiach stosują proste podziały kadrów, eksponują minimalistyczne formy. Dzięki temu zwyczajne rzeczy, czy też miejsca, obok których często przechodzimy obojętnie, nabierają nowych znaczeń, zaczynają żyć własnym życiem.
Na wystawie artyści prezentują zarówno czarno - białe jak również nasycone intensywnymi kolorami fotografie. Proste, czasami wręcz sterylne ujęcia emanują ciszą i spokojem. Minimalistyczne, zatrzymane w bezruchu kadry przekraczają granice między sztuką i codziennością.

Tekst: Marta Przetakiewicz



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Saturday, August 15, 2009

d3ö

©Gonçalo Franco - d3ö


©Gonçalo Franco - d3ö


©Gonçalo Franco - d3ö
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no guess








©Gonçalo Franco - Marzena Gregier







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no guess








©Gonçalo Franco - Marzena Gregier







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Friday, August 07, 2009

d3ö

©Gonçalo Franco - d3ö


©Gonçalo Franco - d3ö


©Gonçalo Franco - d3ö
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Maria Zamora









©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora


©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora


©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora


©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora


©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora


©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora


©Gonçalo Franco - Maria Zamora








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Kamila and Pablo









©Gonçalo Franco








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Marzena









©Gonçalo Franco








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Monday, August 03, 2009

180




some of my photos were published here










180 magazine












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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Warsaw









©Gonçalo Franco









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Ania









©Gonçalo Franco








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Anger











©Gonçalo Franco - anger, ira, gniew


©Gonçalo Franco - anger, ira, gniew


©Gonçalo Franco - anger, ira, gniew


©Gonçalo Franco - anger, ira, gniew










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Thursday, June 25, 2009

debaixo da ponte






















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from the river


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Rzeczpospolita

They published a picture i took in one of the most important Polish newspapers.
It's a simple Warsaw panoramic view... a postcard.
©Gonçalo Franco
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

and more Warsaw









©Gonçalo Franco - Grochowska








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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Warsaw









©Gonçalo Franco








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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Warszawa na Eksport




Seems like i won the closest thing there is to a first prize in a contest of photography about Warsaw. They called it an honour.




































The picture you all already know, it's this one!
©Gonçalo Franco - Warsaw - prize










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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Quorum Ballet

Congratulation on winning the Portugal Dance Awards on the category of contemporary dance.
©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
Daniel Cardoso


©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
Theresa da Silva C.


©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
Filipe Narciso


©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
Henriett Ventura


©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
Inês Godinho


©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
Elson Ferreira


©Gonçalo Franco . Quorum Ballet
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Vistula

©Gonçalo Franco . Warszawa - Wisla
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Joana Rios ( mais )


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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Susana Félix

©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix


©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix


©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix


©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix


©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix


©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix


©Gonçalo Franco . Susana Félix
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Joana Rios

©Gonçalo Franco . Joana Rios


©Gonçalo Franco . Joana Rios


©Gonçalo Franco . Joana Rios


©Gonçalo Franco . Joana Rios
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Edyta Kozak

©Gonçalo Franco . Edya Kozak


©Gonçalo Franco . Edya Kozak


©Gonçalo Franco . Edya Kozak


©Gonçalo Franco . Edya Kozak


©Gonçalo Franco . Edya Kozak
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Moonspell

©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell
©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell


©Gonçalo Franco . Moonspell
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Francisca Cortesão - Minta

©Gonçalo Franco . Francisca Cortesão - Minta


©Gonçalo Franco . Francisca Cortesão - Minta
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Sunday, April 26, 2009

under construction









©Gonçalo Franco








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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Grochowska from the other point of view









©Gonçalo Franco








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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

...gasosa?




some of my images were published here










Agenda 51%












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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Pedro Gonçalves











©Gonçalo Franco - Pedro Gonçalves - Dead Combo










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Cocktail Combo











©Gonçalo Franco - Cocktail Combo










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Monday, December 15, 2008

51%


Agenda 51%

A 51% é uma agenda que surge com a Lomografia. Transformou-se, está mais bonita, mais interessante e muito bem feita. Para quem não sabe o que oferecer este Natal, fica aqui uma sugestão de bom gosto. Nesta edição também podemos encontrar 4 imagens minhas. Espero que gostem. Para os que conhecem o meu trabalho, vão provavelmente reconhecer as imagens. São 4 fotografias de cada fotografo.
Pode ser encontrada nas embaixadas lomográficas de Lisboa ou Porto e em algumas lojas por esse país. No site da Roleta Russa há contactos... talvez enviem por correio. Está lá toda a informação sobre a agenda e sobre os participantes da agenda. Abre um pouco a cortina e deixa-nos espreitar para algumas das imagens de cada autor.




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Monday, December 08, 2008

João Fazenda - Pedro Brito











©Gonçalo Franco - Pedro Brito - João Fazenda










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Sunday, December 07, 2008

D I S T R A C T I O N S


EXHIBITION - DISTRACTIONS





















Next Friday, starts our exhibition in Wrocław. Me and Marzena will be showing graphisms, somehow abstractions and, most of all, minimalisms.
We called it "D I S T R A C T I O N S".
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Cocktail Combo

©Gonçalo Franco - Cocktail Combo
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

365





























Este mês, na revista 365 podem encontrar trabalhos meus.
































Além de ser uma extraordinária revista, este mês presenteia-nos com, entre muitos outros, José Luís Peixoto, José Eduardo Agualusa ou Mia Couto.

Pode-se, também, encontrar fotos minhas...

... mas há mais
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Paula Sousa

©Gonçalo Franco - Paula Sousa
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Susana Félix

©Gonçalo Franco - Susana Félix
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

...and so on

©Gonçalo Franco
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Henriett

©Gonçalo Franco - Henriett - Quorum Ballet
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Afonso Pais

©Gonçalo Franco - Afonso Pais
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Sunday, October 05, 2008

Kamila

©Gonçalo Franco - Kamila
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Thursday, October 02, 2008

2x6x6 peixe:avião

©Gonçalo Franco - peixe:avião


©Gonçalo Franco - peixe:avião
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the winter m











©Gonçalo Franco - Marzena










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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Paula Sousa











©Gonçalo Franco - Paula Sousa










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peixe:avião











©Gonçalo Franco - peixe:avião










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Monday, September 15, 2008

Maria Anadon


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IMPACTO


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Monday, August 04, 2008

51%

©Gonçalo Franco
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

No Limits


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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Dead Combo

©Gonçalo Franco - Pedro Gonçalves - Tó Trips - Dead Combo
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Susana Félix


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Dead Combo playing

©Gonçalo Franco - Pedro Gonçalves - Tó Trips - Dead Combo
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Quorum Ballet


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Tó e Pedro

©Gonçalo Franco - Pedro Gonçalves - Tó Trips - Dead Combo
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Monday, July 07, 2008

Emmenez-moi


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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

and everything else


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Sunday, June 29, 2008

stay still


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Warsaw


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Friday, June 20, 2008

Ana Catarina


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Hajime and Marta


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the shadow


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inner Kamila


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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Kamila


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Warsaw


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frame by frame


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Sylwia and Iga


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after the sunset

peixinhos da horta

Ana Catarina and João

just married

everything changed

O

~~~

the big x

more Ewa

through Auschwitz

Marzena with Helena

some other time

the entrance

through the trees

Auschwitz

the other sunset

Birkenau ( the gate )

pose

the other silence

the window...

arbeit macht frei

more about the gate

via coke

the gate

Marta

turn left

the window

the one

circle sky

Graça

Cracow

morning spot

Marta and Camurça

Marta

Mafalda

stop

Sandra and Marcello

Sandra and Marcello

at the right

at the lakes

Sandra and Marcello

Sandra and Marcello

Enar and Yebel

Enar

Marzena

marzena, praktika, zwiec

mikołaj

restaurant

biedronka

fake plastic trees

Enar

e o resto é mar

lucky strike

blue in the face

Agnieszka

06/07

sunset

4x Mafalda

Agnieszka and Richard

waiting

Regi

dreaming with tomatoes

Marta

Porto

cabo espichel

3 layers

self

Ewa 2.0

before and after 2.0

before and after

the trendy one?

through your eyes

marzena by night

Iza

Marzena

Iza and Michał

cabo espichel

Guimarães

Ewa

stars

Warsaw

get wings

grochowska

bica

about Lisbon

calçada do combro

Lisboa

31x32

2x bica

redblue

Bica

Marzena

Marzena

mikołaj

chałupy

i miss you

natureza morta

Nina

take my hand

you both

jerusalem's up and down

what's it all about dad?

rainbow

find your own kipa

so much more than this

i'll find a way

WC

jerusalem's neckline

the tourist

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Sr. José Gonçalves Pereira

Ângela's smile portrait

Regi in Warsaw

Mafalda's wild laugh :)

escadinhas de São Cristovão

Marzena's perspective

cow

Marcello

more about Mafalda

Mafalda

the stone village

tell me that story

regi

Lisbon's colorfull way down

girl on the bridge

the warsaw frame

Marcello and Sandra

Cristina

autumn

the colors of Porto

15-17-19

Ewa

red road

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

future

silence

taxi driver