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Good Friday in Braga, Portugal, in B/W squares

As I said in my previous post I spent Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in Braga to photograph some of the celebrations which took place as part of the Semana Santa (Easter Week).

Good Friday celebrations include a big mass followed by a procession held within the Cathedral (Sé de Braga) in the afternoon, and the Procissão do Enterro do Senhor at night. The common theme is the commemoration of the entombment of Jesus and the atmosphere is, expectedly, sad and mournful.

When I got back home from the procession I was a bit frustrated cause I thought I wasn’t able to bag any decent photo, so I downloaded the memory card on my laptop and let the files rest for a while. When I got back to them yesterday I was surprised that I actually quite liked some of the images, so I started editing them in Lightroom. Read More

Ecce Homo – Easter in Braga, Portugal

As Easter week approached I kept trying to figure out which Easter celebrations, among those which were close-by, I could photograph. Yes, I’ve been quiet for too long after India, and I needed to dust off my camera. The options I pondered included Seville, in Spain, but in the end, for various reasons, I came to Braga, which is where I’m now.

Braga is in the north of Portugal, and has a strong Easter tradition, perhaps the strongest in the whole country. I’m glad I came here – it’s probably less crowded than Seville but its celebrations don’t seem less photogenic and intense – also Braga is a bit closer to Lisbon and I assume it’s less expensive. Read More

Loy Krathong – Monks celebrating at Wat Pahn Tao, Chiang Mai

As many of you already know we’re in Thailand. We arrived last Thursday and we’re here to stay a few months. We’ve taken a nice and fully equipped apartment close to town, and because we have reliable internet access, yesterday we started working our normal hours (which considering the time difference are not so normal anymore – we basically start after lunch).

Anyways, life is good (so far 🙂 ) and it’s great to be here. Our arrival was timely because we got on time for Loy Krathong, the famous lantern festival. After checking my options I decided that I would go to the Pahn Tao temple (Wat Pahn Tao) to watch this Buddhist ceremony that takes place as part of the festival. The atmosphere was simply magic and although the world doesn’t need more pictures of this celebration, I couldn’t keep my hands off my camera 🙂

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