BATISMO
In 2019, I spent six weeks traveling through Brazil as part of BATISMO — a long-form photography project created with photographer Gleeson Paulino.
The project emerged from immersion: moving through cities, landscapes, and eventually deep into the Amazon, where indigenous communities continue to live in close relationship with nature.
Art Direction • Visual Curation • Narrative Development
Immersion as Method
BATISMO was not approached as a documentary in the traditional sense, but as a sensory experience. Time, presence, and observation shaped the work. The journey itself became the framework for the narrative.
Being in Brazil for the first time, I was deeply affected by the intensity of the land, the people, and the energy — elements that became central to the visual language of the project.
WATER, RITUAL And life
Visual Narrative & Art Direction
As art director and visual curator, my role was to shape the overall narrative and emotional rhythm of the project. I focused on how individual images relate to one another — guiding tone, pacing, and cohesion.
Textures, light, gestures, and atmosphere were key. Rather than aiming for explanation, the imagery invites feeling — allowing space for ambiguity, intimacy, and reflection.
At the heart of BATISMO lies a celebration of water as a source of life, ritual, and connection. Through the lens of the Amazon and its communities, the project reflects on belonging, spirituality, and humanity’s relationship with nature — without intrusion or spectacle.
Respect and humility guided every creative decision.
Outcome & Recognition
BATISMO has been featured internationally and recognised for its poetic approach to storytelling through photography.
The project stands as a quiet, considered body of work — one that honors culture, landscape, and the power of visual narrative.