For some reason that only perhaps the subtlety of the shadows of the great forest can understand, João and Maria always came back. Without following breadcrumbs.
Because to seek your destiny, you don’t need traces, just follow your soul. Calmly. As did Maria and João.
I observed more than I photographed. I noticed in his gaze a reciprocal curiosity, the kind you need little to understand. After all, plotting stories only depends on how far our curiosity for life can take us.
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The feeling of seeing that sea of Amazonian trees, the pulsation of the Pantanal lagoons, the very high cliffs of the unknown Raso da Catarina. In other corners, the transparency of oceans, the vastness of deserts, even the urban chaos and the straightness of buildings acquire another beauty when seen from above.
I have been documenting the work of the Paumari since 2013. It is fascinating to see the peoples of the forest take their own traditions in their hands, to realize the power they carry and its immense value.
If there is the premise that photography immortalizes a moment, may each one be noble enough to immortalize a truth.
That’s when I felt the weight of silence. A nostalgic look was cast at the void that separated us. At that moment, Seo Maranhão showed that he was trapped in a non-existent space-time.
Ademar lost a tortoise, I gained many ticks and the great pleasure of seeing, and now sharing, an animal that is perhaps as fanciful as the stories that are lost in the corners of the forest.
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