Photography
Beach Bums.
Portofino, Summer 24.
The beach is more than heir habitat, it's their bedroom.
La Dolce Vita is salty.
Liguria and Puglia, Summer of 23 and 24.
La Dolce Vita is salty.
Kirmess
Rhine River, West of Germany, Summer 23.
Kirmess is a term derived from 'kerk' (church) and 'mis' (mass) in the original Dutch language term.
Means an outdoor festival and fair usually held in a German or Dutch-speaking country.
Spinning Flags
Xanten, West of Germany, Summer22.
People on a ride, flags on the rise.
HUNGRY
Bali, Copenhagen, Germany, Singapore, it doesn't matter.
We are all animals, we get hungry, and we love eating.
The Timetable
Zurich, 2022.
The pride of looking up at a the timetable's station instead of down to your phone app train.
Street Portrait
Penang, Malasya, 2019.
An art can take many forms, some of them allow us to be part of them.
Media
Singapore, 2021.
I always wonder if he uses the phone to watch the news too, or if he is clearly sending a message: phones are for games only.
The cool thing about photography is the fact that you can almost double down your creative process into two completely different experiences, at first, you are this wild gutsy guy on the spot just trying your best and having a blast, and then you go home, maybe wait for a couple of days, lay down on your couch and start judging your own work in the most ruthless yet not pragmatic way possible, you essentially turn to be your favorite critic.
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The creative work of Daniel Tolentino among many other hustlers around the globe. 2024.