Afonso Salcedo

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Photojournalism / Documentary / Portraits Based in Los Angeles, NPPA member hello@afonso.me · Signal on request https://afonso.me

A telephoto view of the downtown Los Angeles high-rise skyline beneath a heavy gray sky, with a large pale plume of smoke rising behind the towers. Palm trees and low-rise rooftops fill the foreground.
Inside The Broad museum in Los Angeles, a man in a red shirt points upward while ascending a curved stairwell. A large colorful abstract painting fills the glass wall behind him. Brushed steel architecture curves around the figures.
A couple walks away from the camera along a tree-lined sidewalk in West Hollywood. Tall sycamore trees with pale, mottled bark form a natural canopy over the path. A Route 66 sign with a rainbow sunburst design is visible on the left, along with an LA Metro bus. Afternoon sunlight filters through the branches.
Calm, misty view of the Douro River near its mouth in Porto, Portugal. Still water reflects a pale overcast sky. Small boats moored along the right shore, low mist over the far bank. Muted, quiet tones throughout.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Two men on a stone quay at the mouth of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal. One holds a fishing rod, the other stands watching. Striped lighthouses visible on the breakwater in the background with a wave crashing against it. Clear sky, calm river water.
Quiet empty cobblestone street in Porto with blue-tiled building on the left, shuttered storefronts, and a single figure sitting in the distance. Overcast light.
Colorful tiled buildings on a winding Porto street corner with an orange Vespa parked against a dark doorway. Green, orange, and blue facades with iron balconies and potted plants.
Rough Atlantic waves crashing against a stone breakwater at the mouth of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal. A large wave explodes behind a red-topped lighthouse on the left, nearly engulfing the jetty. A second striped lighthouse stands further along the breakwater. Layered waves fill the middle ground with sandy beach in the foreground.
Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean from an elevated balcony in Porto, Portugal. The sky gradients from deep blue through orange and coral with wispy clouds. A lighthouse glows red on a jetty in the lower left, with silhouetted buildings and warm window lights along the coastline.
Close-up of a vintage Studer A807 reel-to-reel tape recorder with a red reel, alongside a turntable and hi-fi audio components. Warm tones, shallow depth of field, with detailed focus on the Studer’s transport controls and VU meters.