A thousand words

Photo of the Month (February 2025 Edition): the Great Comet of 2025   Having been born a few years after Halley’s last appearance, I never imagined I would see a comet before turning 70. Then, in 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic—forty years before Halley’s next visit—Neowise appeared. In a dramatic twist of fate, it was […]

Claudia Andujar: Flora   Claudia Andujar is one of the great names of photography in Brazil, where she settled in 1955 after a decade of refuge in the United States. Born in Switzerland and raised in Romania, Claudia migrated to escape the war. She arrived in Brazil without knowing the language and turned to photography […]

Photo of the Month (January 2025 Edition): Tamandua   Spotting large animals in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest isn’t easy. The dense vegetation provides plenty of cover, allowing animals to remain hidden or go unnoticed. Moreover, large human groups moving through the forest—like those I usually accompany—are detected from afar by other animals, making […]

A Thousand Words: On Photography Contests   At the beginning of the year, I received an email that left me stunned. I was on the road, driving in the rain, tense due to heavy traffic, when I made a stop and saw the message.   “It is my great pleasure to inform you that your […]

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