A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
429: Branches reflected on a car
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
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A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 61:
Ouro Preto (MG) – Car windshield reflection
Ouro Preto (MG) – Pink elm blossom reflected in window
Ouro Preto (MG) – Car windshield reflection
Ouro Preto (MG) – Pink elm blossom reflected in window
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 60:
Ouro Preto (MG) – Car windshield and hood reflection
Ouro Preto (MG) – Cross covered with flowers
Ouro Preto (MG) – Car windshield and hood reflection
Ouro Preto (MG) – Cross covered with flowers
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
028: Small car, giant trees
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© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
379: Beetles in primary colors
One of the most popular attractions in Inhotim – a park that hosts various pieces of contemporary art that are harmonized with the natural environment – is Troca-Troca (‘Change-Change’ or ‘Swapping’) by artist Jarbas Lopes (2002). Many visitors love to see the beetles (fuscas in Portuguese), made from swapped body parts that are painted in red, blue, and yellow. The cars are linked to each other through a sound system. Recently, the beetles have been repainted: the dark orange color being replaced by a red hue, as requested by the artist.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
024: Micro cars
For a long time, the best known slogan for Amsterdam was: “Amsterdam heeft het” (Amsterdam has it). Since 2004, the new slogan is “I AMsterdam”, which has inspired a lot of new slogans and man-size letterworks all over the world. Also in Rio de Janeiro, where you can take pictures of “Rio_Te Amo” (Rio, I love you). Going back to “Amsterdam has it”: this was indeed the opinion of many Dutch about their capital. Anything you would imagine, or would be beyond your imagination, you would find it in Amsterdam, for sure! People living far from Amsterdam even kept some fear for the big city. They didn’t risk a visit to the beautiful historic center, or have a walk along the canals. It was dangerous, and you would many strange people. When I studied in Amsterdam, I started to love the city. And for me it is not too strange to see these two micro cars on a big square.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2013.
Part 25:
Curitiba (PR) – Quote on rear window
Curitiba (PR) – Comment on roadworks
Curitiba (PR) – Quote on rear window
Curitiba (PR) – Comment on roadworks
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2013, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
327: Driving in a flooded street
The tropical summer in Belo Horizonte is warm and very wet, while the winter is cool and very dry. The raining season begins in September, after months without rain, with abundant rainfall in the months of November, December, January and February. On some days, especially in the summer months, threatening thunder clouds dominate the sky. Cloudbursts follow, and the effects are immediate: the sewer system can not cope with the abundant rainfall, the streets become flooded. It is better to avoid these streets, but some daredevils, however, continue their ride through the water.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
008: Yellow four-wheeled duck
These two steam horses on four wheels were very popular in the Netherlands during the sixties, seventies and eighties. They were called ‘(ugly) ducks’, while the Belgian neighbors prefer to call them ‘goats’. Some friends of mine had such a duck, and sometimes I joined one of them for a ride. It was then quite a challenge and an adventure to drive these two horsepowers on the highway and on the hills. One time, I even went with such a ‘tin snail’ to Germany, for a visit to an amusement park. This duckling was parked in the center of Breda. According to the numerous adhesives on the extended trunk, it had experienced many adventures throughout Europe.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
299: Selling hats
In Brazil you will find street traders everywhere. They are called camelôs. Often they have exhibited their limited range on a simple stall, some of them keep it simple with a big canvas or cloth on the sidewalk, others have handcars or bicycles. The more wealthy can afford to offer their value in their Volkswagen van, or in their luggage compartment. The street trader in the picture made use of the windscreen and hood. On very sunny days, he will certainly attract many customers looking for some cooling for their heated, sunbathed heads.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2010, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2007.
Part 43:
Vitória (ES) – Composition of blue, red and a net
Vitória (ES) – White flowers
Vitória (ES) – Iemanjá statue
Vitória (ES) – Spare wheels
Vitória (ES) – Composition of blue, red and a net
Vitória (ES) – White flowers
Vitória (ES) – Iemanjá statue
Vitória (ES) – Spare wheels
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2007, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 35:
Curitiba (PR) – Detail of oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Mirror image of church
Curitiba (PR) – Detail of oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Yellow waterfall
Curitiba (PR) – Detail of oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Mirror image of a church
Curitiba (PR) – Detail of oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Yellow waterfall
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.
Part 19:
São João del Rei (MG) – Colonial house
São João del Rei (MG) – Lantern
São João del Rei (MG) – Car screen mirror image
São João del Rei (MG) – Church tower
São João del Rei (MG) – Colonial house
São João del Rei (MG) – Lantern
São João del Rei (MG) – Car screen mirror image
São João del Rei (MG) – Church tower
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.
Part 34:
Curitiba (PR) – Oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Living statue
Curitiba (PR) – Oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Traveling clown
Curitiba (PR) – Oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Living statue
Curitiba (PR) – Oldtimer car
Curitiba (PR) – Traveling clown
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017
A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.
Part 16:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Abandoned pair of flip flops
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Tiger at the ZOO
Itabira (MG) – Pale yellow Beetle
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Yawning tiger
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Abandoned pair of flip flops
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Tiger at the ZOO
Itabira (MG) – Pale yellow Beetle
Belo Horizonte (MG) -Yawning tiger
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2017
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
224: Red car
AUGUST 2009: Red car
Maceió, capital of the small state of Alagoas, is an interesting tourist destination. Not only because of the beautiful beaches within and just outside the city limits, but also because of the local history, culture, and gastronomy. In 2009, I spent a week in a hotel in Ponta Verde, on the coast. You can find a considerable number of hotels in Ponta Verde, while you can find delicious food and drinks in the neighboring Pajuçara. From Pajuçara, you can visit, at low tide, shoals with flat-bottomed sailing boats, the so-called jangadas. Between the beach on the mainland and the shoals, the sea level is then so low that natural pools (piscinas naturais) are formed. They disappear at high tide. In the picture you can see a reflection of Pajuçara Beach with a single palm tree and – black – sail of a jangada.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2016
A personal selection of photographs with their stories.
088. Mirror effect
NOVEMBER 2006: Mirror effect
This picture was taken when I was on the way to a so-called benzedor, a spiritual healer. Most Europeans will have skeptical thoughts about the work of a benzedor, as if they are convinced that such a healer only wants to draw attention by means of his weird rituals. However, many Brazilians think differently. They are profoundly religious and seek salvation when they are in big spiritual need. Not only are the churches frequented, but also people who somehow have certain contact with the spiritual world. No wonder that you might notice a fully occupied waiting room for such a healer. The healer received people all day. In the morning, he worked for free, and in the afternoon, he worked upon request, and will receive money in return. In my case, the benzedor used an immense rosary, and read tarot cards and cowries (búzios). He was the voice of the psychic world, sometimes he even was changing his voice, as if some spirit had entered him, and he was in full trance then. When I was on the way, I made this picture, in an attempt to represent the path that lies behind us and the one that lies in front of us.
© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2006, 2014
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