Two Sisters Having Fun

Portrait of Vitoria with a Beautiful Smile 

Portrait of Sara eating a Mango

Sara and Vitoria having fun on a Homemade Swing.

Two Sisters Vitoria and Sara from Planaltina Goiás  Brazil, that I had the opportunity to get to know a little bit and Photograph them. Kids are fun to watch and photograph and they provided me with lots of photo ops for the day. May God bless them.

Dog Day Afternoon

Boomey & Sadie watching the boats go by at  Lago Paranoá, Brasilia, Brazil.

Boomey, enjoying a Dip in the Lake. 

Sadie, I love this Lake!!

Boomey and Sadie, these two are quite a pair together. They both love to run and and swim and never get tired.  And yes, when it's time to leave and come home Sadie, the ringleader, all of a sudden can't hear and heads back into the water with Boomey right behind her. Well, I don't blame them I love it out here too. Seems like there's just never enough time for fun in the sun.     

Little Superheroes

Wonder Baby Looking for Mom

Spider Boy Ready for a Nap

I'm just waiting for the rest of my teeth to come in.

These little Superheroes are the next generation of crime fighters. You never know what goes through a child's mind  or what might influence him or her to choose a certain career path later in life by the things theirs expose to. It could be music such as in my case, sports, the military or a whole host of choices out there. Whatever these little ones choose may God bless them that they would succeed and accomplish their dreams in life. Just dream big!!

Dia das Crianças

Today was Dia das Crianças in Brazil, a wonderful day to celebrate this joyous occasion at Igreja Cristã Evangélica in Asa Norte.  Kids were brought in from the satellites cities to hear the Word of God, play games and then enjoy a good meal. You can let kids go home hungry, or adults for that fact.

Happy Faces

The lovely Ana Souza

Juliana Silva walking on stilts 

Jose Brown  playing the giant pandeiro drum

Everybody was happy yesterday in Brasilia, as the country celebrated it Independence Day with a grand parade. Since it fell on a Friday, that meant a three day weekend, and in Brasilia, a three day week means, lets go to Rio!!  At lest for people with cushy government jobs and that mean more work for waiters in Rio, especially on Copacabana beach.

Renata

Little Renata

One of my favorite shots from a portrait session a few months back. This little lady was quite shy at first but soon warmed up to me and we had a great time working on different poses.  I think she's ready to go pro now, but first school.

Festa São João

Youth enjoying the festival

Hi Mom, like my outfit

Doing the Alligator Dance

The Festa São João or the Saint John Festival, aka the Festa Junina is celebrated every June in Brazil. it use to be only on the 24th of the month but now they celebrate it through the whole month. I believe in Oporto, Portugal, home of port wine, where the festival has it's origins, it's only celebrated on the 23 & 24 of the month and not the whole month like in Brazil.

Dia dos Namorados

Camila e Diogo

Luciana e Francisco

Isabela e Daniel

Dia dos Namorados, or Valentines Day in Brazil, and is celebrated in June, unlike in the United States, which is in February. I had a great time on this shoot it was probably the most fun I'd had in a long time.

Kids Having Fun

Check Out My New Hair Color 

Look at Me

I was taking photos outside the public library in Belo Horizonte, the other day when I was just mob with all kids wanting me to take there photos. It happen so fast that many of the photos didn't turn out that sharp because I was in the shade using a slow shutter speed of 1/25 of a second when all these kids descended upon me. For some reason no matter were I go kids just love to be photographed.

Music Food & Fun

Dancers Perform at Gran Folia  

Delicious Food From Bahia

Percussion Section From Mamãe Taguá

As Carnaval came to a close last night in Brasilia, at the Gran Folia Stage there was no shortage of dynamic performances and food from different regions of Brazil, to sample.   

Brazil's Independence Day

Today is Brazil's Independence Day. Like is the USA everything is close and people are out celebrating and having a good time.