Location – Olinda, Brazil
Series – Rhythms of Emotion
Year – 2023
James Sparshatt
A confiança
£500.00 – £1,950.00
A confiança 2023
Amidst the joyful exuberance of Brazilian carnival a moment of calm reflection and an image of youthful hope for the future.
The Carnaval of Olinda, on the north east coast of Brazil, is a week of high energy and exuberance. Dancers and musicians perform in Blocos that progress slowly through the streets of the beautiful colonial era town. Thronged with thousands of revellers that as much a part of the show as they are the audience. This young woman was part of an afro-Brazilian Axé troupe, a music genre that originated in Salvador, Bahia.
Olinda
Pernambuco
Brazil
James Sparshatt‘s black and white portraits are a search for a connection with a world of emotions. His photographs from the streets of Havana, the milongas of Buenos Aires, the jazz clubs of New Orleans and bars of Andalucia capture the spirit of music in populations wher it is the very lifeblood and expression of life.