Visual Archive

Basalt to living green

Sweeping environmental photography capturing the exact moment seasonal rainfall transforms the arid volcanic ridges of Santo Antão into terraced agricultural abundance.

Before and After

The transformation of the slopes

Side-by-side photographic records documenting the stark contrast between dry seasonal dormant periods and the sudden explosion of valley growth following tropical downpours.

Close Studies

Intimate records of moisture

Flora

Rain-beaded native foliage

Macro framing captures heavy water droplets resting on waxy leaves of endemic plants across the misty valley floors of Serra Malagueta.

Soil

Revitalized basalt earth

Rich dark volcanic soil absorbing fresh mountain runoff, transforming from dry grey dust into fertile ground for seasonal farming.

Island Memory

Ten islands carved by ocean winds, holding one shared memory of the rain that turns grey stone to living green.

Archive field notes, Mindelo