daydreaming about berlin

image by werner kunz

i'm daydreaming about berlin, where i'm headed in two days. it's been 9 (!!!) years since last time. i was there with my norwegian classmates for our architecture project site recognition and now, totally by chance, i'll be staying at a friend's place near the same site.

since the day i left i wanted to return and now i can't wait to get on the plane!

i remeber finding it hard to capture an image of berlin, it's so big and complex but i'm sure my camera will shoot a lot! especially if i find (as i'm hoping) beautiful autumn leaves...

if you have any reccomendations please let me know in the comments! danke!

vertigem

I am again rushing through the days. I urge for the day I will feel less restless, but I guess that day will never come, will it?

all is full of love #3

all is full of love #2
all is full of love #1

write me a letter, please

adorable japanese inflatable letter set as seen in the adorable blog upon a fold.

dark dark dark

saiu água dos meus olhos. o meu teste pessoal para a beleza de uma música.
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there were tears in my eyes. my personal test for music's beauty.


obrigada. obrigada. obrigada.

10/10/10

hoje é um dia único. tão especial que tive que fazer qualquer coisa: fiz um bolo, preparei um chá e servi tudo neste lindo serviço japonês, usado pela primeira vez.
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a unique day today. so special i had to something: i baked a cake, prepared some tea and served it in this beautiful japanese porcelain for the first time.

i want the world to stop

new album from belle & sebastian available for streaming audio here.

too many choices is making us feel worse

barry schwartz on "the paradox of choice".

a very interesting TED talk about why having endless options is actually leading us to unhappiness and stagnation.

we don't need more and we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves.

sometimes

yakuza

image copyright anton kusters.

the photography book now awards by blurb were announced today and made me discover an amazing project by a belgian photographer, anton kusters. anton somehow managed to get in touch and sort of get accepted by a group of yakuza (aka the japanese mafia) and is getting an incredible insight of this amazing culture. the yakuza is probably the most fascinating japanese subculture and i can't wait to get a copy of the book. congratulations anton! and good luck with your project.

see the book here.
see the project here.

such a perfect day

we spent what was probably our last summer weekend in a beautiful house in alentejo, the southern countryside. we chose a place from this site and we spent a marvellous time resting and splashing around the amazing beaches of our coast.



more pictures will follow.

recovering lazyholic

i got to know erin hanson's work through the great series "reminders". then i started digging through her portfolio (love the series "need to want less")and following her blog and i must say she's one of a kind. i adore her minimal incisive thoughts and the sarcastic humour. and best, it's for sale in printed version.

indulge yourself:
Website: www.recoveringlazyholic.com
Blog: www.recoveringlazyholic.blogspot.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/sock_puppet/
Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/erinsaidso

a word to erin (if you happen to read this): i don't think you're lazy at all!

"the happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have."

change the ground beneath your feet

frequently. summer edition.

the august break - finito!

lá consegui as 31 fotografias e estou orgulhosa! não foi exactamente uma cada dia mas este exercício fez-me olhar com atenção para a minha vida durante este mês e perceber a sorte que tenho. é tão fácil perdermo-nos no lufa-lufa diário e começar a sentir que os dias são todos iguais e chatos. este pequeno projecto fez-me compreender que todos os dias há algo (mesmo que às vezes algo muito pequeno) que nos faz feliz e que devíamos valorizar!
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so i managed the 31 photos! good girl! not exactly one a day but still made me pay attention to my life during this month and to acknowledge how damn lucky i am. it's so easy to get lost in everyday rush and feel that the days are all the same and boring. this small project made realized that every day there is something (even if sometimes just a little something) that makes you smile and, well, we should be grateful for that!

i like...#31

...white clouds on blue skies. (doesn't this one resembles the map of europe + asia?)

i like...#30

...neon lights.

i like... #29

...small portuguese beaches. they are so beautiful and minimal!

i like... #28

... hotel breakfast! (any breakfast really but hotels do it better)

i like... #27

...music in my ears! specially while in motion, walking, driving, public transportation! music music all the time!

i like... #26

...origami. :)

i like... #25

...public love.

i like... #24

...dusk: the time of day when the light is dim, just before the sun sets. just add electricity towers for a beautiful composition.

i like... #23

...this summerhouse. my family has been staying here every summer for more than 20 years now, it's such a beautiful house! in this no-holiday-summer i visited every weekend!

i like... #22

...the great wine my dad chooses. (how great is a glass of cold white in hot summer days?)

i like... #21

...to read on the beach.

i like... #20

...out of the oven hot hot bread! just add some butter for delicious taste (and guilty fat!).

what's that floating in the water?

self portrait on b&w.

i like... #19

...the darkroom. yesterday i developed my first film and today i printed my first b&w photo on my own. very appropriated for the world photography day.

i like... #18

...half empty lisbon! when everybody leaves for the holidays at the beach i like to stay and enjoy the peacefulness.

i like... #17

...sleeping by his side (never thought could be this lovely).

i like... #16

...old analogue cameras. this pentax is older than me and one belongs to my mother and now i finally ventured to learn how to take pictures with it! i'm loving every moment!

i like... #15

...daydreaming of future travels around the world.

the japan photo project

pretty impressive this task that tina baguè and toru morimoto embraced: to cover the whole of japan in one year! they started January this year and are half through the project! incredible journey must be! ganbatte!

from the website:
The Japan Photo Project is a unique in-depth documentary photo project initiated by two photographers who plan to explore Japanese society through two different perspectives: the point of view of a Japanese native and the point of view of a Westerner. This collaboration between Toru Morimoto, documentary photographer from Kobe, and Tina Bagué, travel photographer from Barcelona, is an innovative approach that will result in an incredeible body of color and black and white images that will resonate with audiences world-wide. They want to show real Japan by ceating images that embody the true spirit of Japan, which foreigners often do not see and the natives often take for granted. They will travel all over Japan for one year, 2010, by a mortor home. Once the project is completed, the works will become a photography book, and the exhibition will travel as many cities as possible.

visit site here.

i like... #14

...lazy sunday mornings (reading two days old newspaper).

i like...#13

...to get my feet on a swimming pool (and the rest of the body too!).

i like... #12

...when he cooks dinner. always so tasty!

i like... #11

...open air bars on hot summer nights.

i like... #10

...drinks with friends.

i like... #9

...to discover new views over lisbon.

i like... #8

... refogado! the base of almost every portuguese recipe: onions, garlic and olive oil.

i like... #7

... to make rice.

i like... #6

... carrinhos de choque! fun in bumper cars in summer fairs!

i like... #5

... to walk barefoot.

i like... # 4

... the beach at the end of the day.

i like... #3

... beautiful portuguese pavement (and it's details).

i like... #2

...s. and his cute little baby hands. from a very bad situation inconditional love can be born. s. is now 2 months old and he is the most adorable baby!

i like... #1

... rosemary smell. every morning on my way to the subway i get my hands in the rosemary bushes and feel happy with it's beautiful smell.

the august break

so i have decided to take the challenge susannah conway proposed last month called the august break.
there are no rules but a photo (or more) a day, every day of august. THIS will be hard as i haven't been very present here in the blog but I wanna make it work.
I've been having many up and downs recently, some victories, some defeats but sometimes i fear that my so-so-melancholic side will take over my optimism. August is a very slow paced month here in portugal, i'ts too hot and everybody leaves in holidays. I'm staying in town and have decided for my august break to look only for things i like on my everyday life. It's easy to take your life for granted and not enjoy it any more so this will be an exercise of discover beauty in everyday life.
I hope you enjoy!