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Berlin-based Brazilian blogger and photographer who enjoys discovering new places and showcasing the world one moment at a time.

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Every so often I go out with an experimental thought in my head, and the results work out better than expected.

That was the case on a summer evening when I took my #mamiya RZ67 and several rolls of film to West Berlin with a tripod at hand. Some of them I […]

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Nighttime street scene with the neon sign “KRANZLER” above a round building with a striped awning and people visible inside; a white car with headlights on drives on a wet road, leaving light trails. The image is framed with a filmstrip border.
December 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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In October, my sister came to visit, and we showed her around town. It was fun to see #berlin through the eyes of a tourist again. One of the places that we took her was the Schloss Charlottenburg that you can see in the pictures here.

In my opinion, the […]

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View of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany, behind a decorative gold and green gate. The palace features a large domed roof topped with a golden statue, a clock face, and two golden starburst decorations on the facade. The sky is a clear blue. View of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin through framing of trees, green lawns, and paths, with a large tree in the foreground obscuring the right side. Partial view of a baroque building dome with gilded crowns and statues, featuring a bird in flight against a clear blue sky. Four classical statues stand atop a cream-colored building with dark-framed windows against a light blue sky.
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Finally, a short update to my /NOW page with what has been going on for the last few months…

https://ftrc.blog/now/
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Since today is #BandcampFriday and someone just bought one of my drone/noise albums, I sense that this is the right time to share one of my favorite albums from the last few years…

Children Who Have Never Seen the Sky, by Muqdisho […]

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December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Toward the end of September, I brought my camera to the annual Festival of Giant Kites on Tempelhofer Feld.

One of the films I brought was a French film that had been expired since the early 1990s called Requa 100. I don't remember how I got my hands on this […]

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A vibrant dragon kite soars in a blue sky above a kite festival, with numerous other kites in various shapes and colors also in the air, and a ground-level view of tents and spectators.
December 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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I just made a small update to a page where I collect all the abandoned places I went to and wrote about on my blog.

https://ftrc.blog/urban-exploration-berlin/#Schonwalde

#urbex #urbanexploration #abandoned #lostplaces
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Occasionally I try to take out a camera that doesn't see much use. This is why I took my Smena-M out for a walk around Neukölln a few weeks back.

My idea was to try to capture the fall colors with some vintage lenses, and this is what I got from the water […]

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A tall, cylindrical red brick water tower with battlements, set against a cloudy pink and blue sky, framed by trees in autumn foliage, with a paved road and a car visible in the foreground.
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Berlin is a city with a weird tendency to discard airports. The city goes through them so fast that it’s challenging to remember all of them. One of these airports was called Flugplatz Schönwalde, and here I will tell you about its history.

It seems like not […]

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December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Elissa using her phone inside the International Congress Centre Berlin from back in September.

https://www.lomography.com/homes/ftrc/photos/28876120?order=trending
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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I was among the group that visited the International Congress Centre #berlin, also known as the ICC, one of Berlin's finest examples of brutalist architecture, back in September. Having been there before, I knew what I wanted to do and arrived ready.

I […]

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An indoor shot of the International Congress Centre Berlin interior, featuring a prominent green-and-white wall with a large departure information display, illuminated with the number “7” and flight data. Multiple people blurred by motion, walking on the patterned floor of the station. A raised mezzanine features two people observing the scene.
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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At the end of September, I took my camera to the Festival of Giant Kites that happens every year on Tempelhofer Feld.

This time, I felt experimental and took some expired films with me. One of these films was the heavily expired Lucky Super 100 New that I […]

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A vibrant field filled with numerous colorful kites of various shapes and sizes flying in a hazy sky, with children and spectators on the ground.
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Earlier this week I learned about an app that could help me out with my film collection. I used a spreadsheet before, but I never liked what I had there.

So, an app like this one was welcomed.

This morning I finished adding more than 350 rolls of film, and […]

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An image displaying details of various Ilford black and white film stocks. Each film type is listed with specifications including ISO, size, and quantity, and is marked "EXPIRED".
November 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Back in September, I was part of the crowd that explored one of the best examples of brutalist architecture in Berlin: the ICC, aka International Congress Centre Berlin.

I took my Mamiya RZ67, my tripod, and a few rolls of slide film just to see if I could […]

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Inside the dimly lit International Congress Centre Berlin, a metallic escalator slopes upward, flanked by a sign with a bright red illuminated number “5.” Red neon lights adorn the ceiling in a decorative pattern. A departure board sits above the escalator, and the scene is washed in a warm red and cool blue hue.
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Look at what arrived at my office today from @Mastodon!

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A plush toy Mastodon elephant with orange-brown fur, black oblong eyes, small brown ears, a short trunk, white tusks, and small red cheek spots, sitting on a black laptop keyboard.
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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The weather is changing here in Berlin, and the cold reminded me of my photo walks around cemeteries in Neukölln and Kreuzberg. I eventually found some pictures on my Lightroom, and these are from the beginning of the year. I believe I even posted one of them […]

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Black and white photograph of a weathered stone sculpture of a robed figure, missing its head and right arm, standing on a step in front of a dark, layered backdrop, with foliage in the foreground. The figure holds a bunch of flowers in its remaining arm, and the robe has heavy folds and draping. The dark backdrop has structural elements in the form of columns and rectangles that add contrast to the statue.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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…I remember watching the news with my family and learning what I could about what was happening in former Yugoslavian countries. I remember reading about the Kosovo conflict and how Serbia and the North Atlantic Council dealt with it.

But I was a student in […]

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November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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It was more than easy for me to walk around Venice and take pictures of everything. Some of these pictures are from fantastical places that everyone recognizes easily.

The pictures here are from a black and white roll that I believe I never edited before for […]

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A black and white photograph of Venetian architecture reflected in a canal. The buildings are multi-storied and appear aged with stucco and brick, featuring shuttered windows, balconies, and an arched entrance leading to a small boat. The water reflects the buildings, creating a symmetrical composition with a solitary boat. The overall scene is dark and atmospheric.
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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A little over a year ago, I got myself my first rangefinder: a Canon L-1
Here is a #flickr album with some of the pictures I took during these months.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gastaum/albums/72177720329204096/

#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #analogphotography
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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If you are looking for a fantastic city break in a place that combines architecture with deep history and, at the same time, brings a modern feel to everything, I know where you need to go. Poznan is one of Poland’s most important historical cities, and it […]

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November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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These pictures are from the summer of 2024, when my friends from Canal Alemanizando were trying to measure the temperature of the beers we drank during the day.

They brought a thermometer; I brought a Holga camera with a fisheye lens adapter that I bought on […]

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A black and white, fisheye lens shot of a man holding up a bottle of beer. The man wears a baseball cap, square glasses, and a collared shirt. The bottle, held in his raised right hand, has a label visible that reads “BURG ORT.” The man is smiling at the camera. In the background, a body of water and buildings are visible. Black and white fisheye shot of a young woman on a rooftop with a city skyline in the background. The woman is wearing a t-shirt and headphones around her neck and has tattoos on her arm. She is leaning against a wall where the word “FAT” is spray-painted. Several bottles are on the wall, including one with the label visible, and other buildings are in the background. A black and white, low-angle shot of a woman smiling slightly, holding two pint glasses of beer, with buildings and other people in the blurred background. The woman, the main focus, is wearing a shirt, jacket, and necklace.  A man with sunglasses and a cap stands to her right, and a man walking in the opposite direction is to her left. The sky is overcast, and the shot has a fisheye lens effect.  There is faint text visible on her shirt. A grayscale, fisheye lens-style photo featuring a woman holding a phone to take a selfie and a man standing next to her. The woman is the focus, smiling broadly, holding a phone in her outstretched arm. She wears a floral print sleeveless top. Behind her, out of focus, a man wearing a baseball cap and holding a bottle is visible. The scene has a grainy texture. The edges of the image are blurred by the fisheye lens.
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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I finally created an album for the pictures I take with my Holga #pinhole on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gastaum/albums/72177720330221964/

#believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #analogphotography
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Ruinenberg in #potsdam is a hill on which the Prussian king Frederick the Great ordered a water tank. This tank, decorated with fake ruins, was intended to supply the gorgeous Sanssouci Palace nearby, where the name comes from.

During a visit to Potsdam in […]

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November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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When I take pictures of the sprockets with a medium-format camera and 35 mm film, I love the way the photos have a different aspect ratio.

I took this a while back, in the summer of 2024, when I got my Mamiya C330 and a beer bottle and went on a walk around […]

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Black and white photograph of a large sculpture with a circular opening at its center. The sculpture's outer form resembles a series of overlapping curved ridges, possibly of stone or concrete. These ridges converge toward the center, creating a frame around an open area. The background within the opening shows a glimpse of trees and foliage. The image is framed as though captured on a strip of film, with black square perforations and the markings “AGFAPHOTO APX,” “12,” and “12A” visible along the image edges.
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Yesterday I went to Neues Off for the first time ever, and I loved that cinema.

I loved Bugonia even more, and I had to go on a walk with my girlfriend so we could continue talking about what we loved about the movie.
Exterior of a vintage movie theatre at night with a large marquee illuminated with the text “NEUES OFF BOGONIA,” displayed prominently, flanked by the word “OFF” on its side. Below the marquee, posters of the movies “Bugonia” and “Angel's Egg” are displayed in lit glass cases, with silhouettes of two people standing in front of the entrance. The building is painted in dark colors.
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Ten years ago, I wrote about my visit to the Anton Corbijn Berlin Retrospective at C/O Berlin

https://ftrc.blog/anton-corbijn-berlin-retrospective/
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM