β¦ A little bit about me
Hello. I'm Alex β photographer, wanderer, and devoted student of light.
I started making photographs seriously in 2014, when a friend lent me a 1976 Olympus OM-1 and a half-used roll of Tri-X. I shot the rest of that roll in an afternoon, dropped it at the lab, and spent the next three days thinking about nothing else. That feeling β the waiting, the not-knowing, the slow reveal β is one I've been chasing ever since.
I'm based between Lisbon, Portugal and wherever the next trip takes me. My work spans landscapes, street documentation, and quiet portrait work β united by a preference for available light, slow moments, and the honest imperfections that film allows.
I believe photography is fundamentally about memory: the feeling of a place, a mood, a slant of afternoon light. A photograph should transport you back to a moment, not just document it. I try to make images that feel like something, not just look like something.
The Bag
The Process
I walk before I shoot. Understanding the light, the rhythm of the place, the people moving through it. The camera stays in the bag until something stops me.
Manual everything. I meter by eye more than by machine. Film is forgiving in shadow; protect the highlights and let the grain take care of the rest.
B&W in the darkroom, colour at the lab. I trust Carmencita Film Lab in Valencia. Good lab relationships are underrated in film photography.
Minimal scanning adjustments only: base exposure and contrast. I don't add grain to digital β I just use film instead.
From 36 frames, maybe 3-4 make it. The ruthlessness of editing is where the photography actually happens β after the shutter.
Here, on the blog, in small print runs. I still send physical prints to people occasionally. There's no substitute for a print in your hands.