THE BEGINNING

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Back in 2010 

I was invited to accompany the G-11 group of artists that were promoting a book commemorating the FIFA World Cup event in South Africa, coordinated by 

Ivald Granato. 

Over 20 years went by since I touched a camera and then, walking around the historic streets of Johannesburg, Soweto, and Pretoria, combined with the presence and inspiration of the great masters around me, I finally got myself a "point & shoot" and started to reconnect with my forgotten passion. 

As a result, immediately after my return home I open my Facebook and look into my only 8 friends, and decided to create a photography group to publish my experience in South Africa and to have a place to share my passion with friends and family.

The first day we were 12, two weeks later about 30 and suddenly we got viral and our journey began. 

Today we are over 30,000 passionate and creative amateurs and professionals all sharing their experiences and vision.

The Dream Team of Art

• Antonio Helio Cabral
• Antonio Peticov
• Claudio Tozzi
• Gregorio Gruber
• + Ivald Granato 
• Jose Roberto Aguilar
• Jose Zaragoza
• Luiz Aquila
• + Rubens Gerchman
• Tomoshige Kusuno
• Zelio Alves Pinto

The Original 12

• Betina Dohmann Silbert
• Helo Von Gal
• Leonora Fink
• Luiz Cavali 
• Marta Monaco
• Marcelo De Breyne
• Marcia Prado
• Odilon Araujo
• Ricardo Apparicio
• Rubens Chaves 
• Simao Salomao
• Vicente Sampaio

-The Art of writing, photographing, painting, sculpting, playing an instrument, or sing whatever skills the author has must be respected and protected by everyone and at all costs.

-More than a right, it's a duty of every citizen, denouncing unauthorized use, copying (piracy), or any other form of abuse.

-Your Vision, mine, and theirs are uniquely created and designed with emotion, technique, and always with sacrifice and dedication.

The artist may seem invisible, but his art is forever!

"ricardo apparicio"

  -Photography is the most intimate relationship between the soul and its surroundings. 

-It is the free expression that combines passion and the desire to create immediate art. 

Congratulations to all artists who make our community so bright and full of life.

-Images don't lie, they cannot be fooled.

Political, religious, social, economic, or racial believes and profiles are forged with no filters, no barriers no excuses. 

-What you see is what you get. 

-We are all equally represented by the image that has been recorded and the light that has shaped that moment.

Street Photography is the biggest equalizer and the honest truth.