Thames River Photograph - Limited Edition of 1

In my earliest memory, my grandfather showed my brothers and me his PHOTOS in his darkroom, in his apartment in the Brazilian City of Sao Paulo, the second largest city of the WORLD, at that time. My grandfather told me, and at 97 years of age tells me today, that the world can take anything from me but my knowledge. I became a photographer BEFORE I had ever held a camera. I was born in a middle class family, with little luxury but great affection, a strong SENSE of family and a strong commitment to education as the basis for my FUTURE. My mother graduated from college in sociology, but my father's father died when he was 10, leading him to make his way to Sao Paulo to begin a new life. Afther their MARRIAGE, my parents moved from Sao Paulo to a small city called "Land of the Snoring Fish" in indian, Pirassununga, the city of my birth in 1965. In this CITY and their home, I learned from my parents how to walk in the world, how to stand tall in life and how to take pictures. Each one of us had our own cameras. My mother's was my favorite.