Tell us about your finalist work for the FotoDoc Photo Contest 2025. When and where was it created? What is its concept? How does it fit into your photographic practice?
My finalist essay, “Among Reflections: The Secrets We Conceal,” was created in the city of Eldorado do Sul, RS, in June 2025, amidst the recurrence of a flood one year after the extreme events of May 2024, which culminated in the greatest environmental tragedy in the history of the State and of Brazil.
The series was born from the urgency to document not only the disaster but the infinite “disasters within the disaster”—the individual dramas, the immeasurable losses, and, above all, the gestures of humanity that endure even amidst chaos.
The concept is to look at water as a mirror, recording what it takes, what it returns, what it keeps, and also what it tries to hide.
It is also a central part of my photographic production, which is dedicated to building ethical and affective visual narratives about humanitarian crises, always preserving the dignity and time of those who allow me to listen.
What projects are you currently working on? What are your near-future plans for photographic production?
I continue to document the stories of people affected by the climate crisis in RS, many of whom I have been following since the flood of September 2023, others from the rescues and shelters of May 2024, and even those currently living in the reconstruction phase. In parallel, I develop cultural projects focused on memory, education, and art as tools of resistance in contexts of crisis.
My plans for the near future include publishing a book bringing together the narratives I have been recording, creating a documentary that unites image and testimony, and continuing to participate in exhibitions and public grants that give visibility to these stories. I want my work to continue fulfilling the role I believe is essential: to document in order to transform.
