It was on the mountain plateau of Chapada Diamantina in northeast Brazil that David Santos Júnior made the decision to become a photographer
JOÃO DA GIA
The elusive prize - a tiny rough diamond in the palm of a prospector
Nikon N90S, MB10, Nikkor 105mm Micro f/2.8 Lens, Fujichrome Velvia
ISO 50, 1/30sec at f/4
POÇO ENCANTADO
Poço Encantado (the enchanted well) is a
naturally blue underground lake inside a
limestone cave and about 60m deep.
Between April and september sunlight
reaches its surface to reveal this spectacle
of rare beauty
Nikon N90S, MB10, Nikkor 28mm f/2.8
lens, Fujicrhome Velvia ISO 50, Polariser
Nikon Circular, Gitzo G1228 tripod with
Linhof Profi II ballhead, 45sec at f/22
CACHOEIRA DA FUMAÇA
With a 340m drop, cascade of Cachoeira da Fumaça hardly ever reaches
the bottom - the updraft of the air currents below makes the water spray
upwards
Nikkon N90S, MB10, Nikkor 20-35mm f/2.8 lens, Fujichrome Velvia ISO
50, Polariser B+W Circular Slim, 1/15sec at f/16
CHICA
Chica the prospector pans the River Ribeirão outside
the cave she calls home
Nikon N90S, MB 10, Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 lens, Fujichrome Velvia ISO 50,
Polariser Nikon Circular, 1/8sec
SEU DAZINHO
Always willing to pose for the camera, Seu Dazinho is a living legend in Chapada Diamantina. He supplies horses for hire and dresses in the traditional clothes of the region
Nikon N90S, MB10, Nikkor 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, Fujicrhome Velvia ISO 50, Polariser Nikon Circular
GRUTA DOS BREJÕES
Life is hard for some of the locals who do not have the mod cons we so often take for garanted. Electricity has not reached these children's home but they don't seem to mind
Nikon F5, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens, Fujicrhome Velvia ISO 50, Gitzo G1228 tripod with Linhof Pofi II ballhead, 1sec at f/1.8
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David Santos Jr | Travel Photography - On the Diamond Trial
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