There’s neighborhoods, and there’s neighborhoods. I have rarely been to one as bustling, bursting, active and dense as the Rocinha favela in Brazil. It is the biggest in the country. Been detached by Sports Illustrated from sports coverage for a couple days now, and while just a few miles away, wonderful athletes are flying, lifting, sweating and racing, I’m doing a Rio wander.
The main transport in the narrow streets of a favela is mototaxi. We encountered two wonderful brothers, Alex on the left and Marcelo camera right, who navigated the complicated byways of Rocinha for us. The below photo is by our intrepid driver, Uellington Malheiros, who by the time I leave will be a photog for sure. He made the snap below.
For the technically minded, the portrait was made with a Nikon D810, and a 70-200mm lens. The light was a Profoto B-1 on a stick, fitted with a 5′ Octa. Simple and quick. Not to linger out there. The favela moves fast.
More tk from Rio…..
did you feel safe joe you hear so many bad stories re backstreets in brazil , have been watching the coverage on the bbc here in the uk looks a wonderful country
Been doing ok, but obviously we establish local contacts before going in. Rio is def. fun, and at the same time, you have to be cautious.
Be safe, Joe. Love you, man…
Wonderful work, Joe! It lets us see a slice of life that most of us will never see otherwise. Stay safe!
Travel safe my friend
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What kind of monopod did you attached your flash one?
Have always loved your work Joe. I am sure you are going to get some stunning images in this Neighborhoods series. I recently embarked on a similar project in South Africa which I have spent 4 months on now and still going. Can’t wait to sit down and actually work on the images. Will keep an eye on this series.
Love your work John. I´m a big fan from Brazil
Just love seeing the behind the scenes photo and the end result. Find it a real teaching curve, Thanks Dude
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