Snapshot of Angola through the lens of photographer Jasão Ferreira Meet Jasão Ferreira, Cruise Consultant who was born in Angola and grew up in Portugal. We worked together on a cruise ship over 15 years ago, where an almost permanent feature on his person was his camera! By Louisa Choruma
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is love for photography stems from when he was younger. ‘’When I was a teenager, I began playing around with Papa’s Canon FTB. This camera was silver and black, and a beautiful machine!’’, says Jasão. “With it, I learnt the basics about composition, speed, aperture light, and so on.’’
WHY HE FELL IN LOVE WITH PHOTOGRAPHY.
He is quick to say that when he is behind the camera, the creativity in him comes alive, with a world of options running through his mind until he achieves the results he desires. Not limited to any particular style of photography, Jasão will takes pictures of anything that grabs his attention across all subject matters. And so naturally his portfolio of images can range from a shade to a pose, a smile to an object. A few years ago, he hosted an exhibition titled “See the world’’ which was centered around details he found intriguing and made up of interesting composition.
THE LANGUAGE OF IMAGES!
“Images speak a unique language too and can very well fill one’s mind with many questions. Take for instance when I take pictures of people during my travels across my home country of Angola, I often ask myself what situations the people are living through, what are some of the details of their lives and what hopes and dreams do they hold for their future,” Jasão says. Pictures tell a story and keep our minds in wonderment of the meaning of travelessencemag.com
