Sunday, October 24, 2010

Madalena, Madalena’s dress, the squares in Madalena’s dress and Madalena’s blog (Ericeira)

Madalena

It’s strange to ask a perfect stranger if we can take their picture. Doing it all the time is even stranger. But, with some tweaks here and there, we start to get the hang of it and soon it begins to feel like a routine. And like so many other things in this blog, I keep on experimenting and testing so that – at least here – I too don’t fall into routine. But I’m not the only responsible for that. If it were for me I would have already published children’s pictures here. But if it’s strange to ask a perfect stranger if we can take their picture, it’s even stranger to tell that stranger not to consider my request as strange:
- Can I take a picture of your son?
And that’s why I never did it before.

No one can deny that this blog transmits good vibes. And that those good vibes are contagious. If it didn’t then this photo would not have been taken. And that’s where its biggest merit lies. The blog’s own merit, not mine. Because the energy is not mine… And for a very simple reason… Because the blog is also not mine. It’s Gonçalo’s, João’s, Rui’s and Kenzo’s. It belongs to Mr. Horácio, Yim, Yen, Maria and Alex. It belongs to the old couple that I photographed in the Gaia’s Pier, to Ayres (and his grandfather), Nana, Sebastiano, Iara and Namalimba. It also belongs to Mr. Nicolau, whose hand I just shaked a while ago in this same beach, asking "do you remember me?!". It's Luigi’s, Osíris's, my sister’s, Baiba’s and Thaís’s. It’s James’s, Pureza’s, Pri’s and Dasha’s. Varela’s, José Luís’s and Rebecca’s. Marcela’s, Sebastiano’s, Ann-Krintin’s and Camila’s. It’s also the blog of Simon and Sanna, Sancha and Vitório, of the two marines whom I ran into one day, of Charlotte, of the girls with the blue sash, of Virve and of my father. And it’s also, from now on… Madalena’s blog

3 comments:

Steph said...

Your blog definitely transmits good vibes. I stumbled into your blog about last year and since then, I always remember to check for new photos you've posted. For someone somewhere halfway 'round the globe, looking at your log is almost like a 'cultural' education on fasion :). Makes me more determined to go to Europa soon :) Keep it up!

Steph said...

Your blog definitely transmits good vibes. I stumbled into your blog about last year and since then, I always remember to check for new photos you've posted. For someone somewhere halfway 'round the globe, looking at your log is almost like a 'cultural' education on fasion :). Makes me more determined to go to Europa soon :) Keep it up!

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