Photog stuff
Amazing the “addition” of nepalis for videocalls, now I understand why they have really big data plans!
Don’t like to give gear lessons to anyone, each is free to choose what works for them, but having a large photographer group in the narrow cities of Bhaktapur, each with bulky, full frame, vertical grip DLSRs along huge telephoto lenses and big backpacks might be a bit too much.
Time to say goodbye to this view and move closer to Kathmandu!
![View of the Nepali mountains from hotel](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/33187/2023/82fd30b34b.jpg)
Não querendo generalizar, mas se há turista que literalmente se borrifa no resto são grupos de franceses, seja para locais ou outros turistas. Parece que estão numa pequena bolha francesa…
The bliss of the first good hot shower in a week, one with a really good flow of warm water running on your back, is something you can’t really explain. Specially when you weren’t counting on it for today… 😊😊
…plenty of time for coffee…
✈️ Dubai Airport
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….aaaand here we go!!
![Vending machine reflections over airplane](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/33187/2023/be017627b5.jpg)
I always hated the days before travel, and I think I always will…
I’ve had worse Sundays…
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Morning walk
Getting into that final week, pre-trip anxiety of “eager to get there!” and “why do I get into these things?”. I used to get confused how can someone feel so different and opposed things exactly at the same time, until I went to India I realized that’s the norm while being there.
Sunday mornings…
![Coffee cup](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/33187/2023/b678db599c.jpg)
Earlier from today, the posters from the Preview of Lisbon’s Photo Book Fair all over the surroundings.
Still about yesterday…
![Pilled chairs by a graffiti](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/33187/2023/ff4f840030.jpg)
Back to Amplifest
Back to Porto for Amplifest. Like last year, I ended up taking the camera with me. Like last year, I ended up turning it mostly to everyone around, not the bands. I’m really not a concert photographer, I’m more into paying attention to the small things that are happening around me, and that’s why the moments I took the camera from my bag were the dead moments between shows. The breaks to have a beer, to hangout outside by the sun, to chill and enjoy the day. Just like I was doing.
Sunday mornings…
![Slipper and toys on the floor](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/33187/2023/ae7b61e6e0.jpg)
Como diz a minha amiga Fátima, não me importava de ver Amenra uma vez por ano, assim para lavar a alma! Só isto já teria feito valer a pena ter vindo ao Amplifest no Porto.
Starting to feel like winter sun… Good morning Porto!
Mandatory photo of raindrops on the window on rainy, it’s not me who makes the rules 🤷🏻
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Funny little kiosks that appear out of nowhere
![Yellow kiosk by a tree](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/33187/2023/media.jpg)