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A new building in Porto. A facade of repetition, structure and almost overwhelming geometry.
I returned several times, searching for the right viewpoint and composition. The architecture alone was not enough. It needed a human presence: a contrast between precision and imperfection, between something permanent and something passing through.
But almost nobody walked there.
During my first attempt, only two people passed in an hour. One noticed the camera and politely stopped outside my frame, waiting for me to finish. I gestured that he could continue, but with a slow shutter speed I had already lost the moment. The second attempt did not give me the image I had imagined.
I returned another day, this time with a tripod and a remote trigger. I placed myself away from the camera, hoping people would move naturally without being aware of the photograph.
Then I waited.
After an hour, I was almost ready to leave. Then, in the distance, I saw someone approaching. As she entered the frame, I pressed the button.
One chance. One shot.
A familiar place seen from an unfamiliar angle.
The structure, reflection and symmetry briefly create two versions of the same world. The solid architecture divides the frame, while the glass brings the two sides back together.
People pass through without noticing this temporary illusion around them. For a moment, the reflection creates a second figure, a second space, almost a parallel scene.
A photograph made less by the place itself, and more by waiting for the moment when reality and reflection overlap.
A public space designed around fixed lines, symbols and structure. Everything remains still, except the people moving through it.
I was interested in the contrast between the graphic simplicity of the architecture and the temporary presence of a passer-by. A slow shutter speed allowed the person to become part of the space without completely belonging to it.
The repeated blue tones create a quiet connection between the human figure and the architecture, briefly bringing two unrelated elements together.
The building stays permanent. The moment disappears.
A building divided in two, but still belonging to the same story.
One side holds on to its original elegance, with curved balconies, details and traces of another time. The other side has slowly changed, marked by neglect, graffiti and the passing of years.
What interested me was not only the contrast, but the balance between them. Beauty and decay sharing the same wall.
At street level, daily life continues. People come and go, almost unnoticed, while the building quietly carries its history.
A passage created to guide movement, but for a moment it becomes a stage.
The architecture dominates the scene: dark walls, repeating lines and artificial light drawing the eye forward. The people passing through appear small within this constructed space, briefly interrupting the order around them.
The purple lines above create a sense of movement, almost as if the building itself is flowing while the figures continue their own path.
A short moment where human presence and architectural design meet before separating again.