#Monomad Challenge - St. Nicholas Basilica and Central Station - Memories from Amsterdam IV [En-Pt]

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Good afternoon, #Monomad friends

St. Nicholas Basilica and Central Station.
Certainly two important points in the landscape of the cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam.

Almost invariably my photographs are nothing new or original. But I know one thing for sure. That from that point and that day and that precise hour, minute and second, there is probably no other photographic record like me.

May we always have this awareness and certainty in our daily captures.

The cell phone has greatly democratized access to simple, almost zero-cost recording for a huge percentage of people living in developed countries. We can never assume that this is a universal facility, because as we all know, or can confirm, every day, on the news of all the generalist channels, there are reports of disadvantaged populations who don't even have access to the most basic goods and services to guarantee their dignified and possible survival.

Whenever we think we're a long way from the paradise we've idealized in our “heads”, let's take a critical look at our surroundings. Sometimes there are people who are just dreaming of access to a hospital, or just a place where they won't be afraid of being bombed...

Sorry for this slightly “darker” reflection, but I think everything is made up of a palette of colors and values, it's not all black or white, or just 1 or 0.

Enjoy the time and conditions you have today, always aiming for the better, of course!


Here's the links of monochrome photographs from Amsterdam that I've already shared here:

Basilica de São Nicolau e Estação Central.
Seguramente dois pontos importantes da paisagem da Cidade cosmopolita de Amsterdão.

Quase invariavelmente as minhas fotografias não trazem nada de novo ou de original. Mas apenas uma certeza tenho. Que daquele ponto e aquele dia e aquela precisa hora, minuto e segundo, não deverá existir outro registo fotográfico como eu.

Que tenhamos sempre essa consciência e certeza nas capturas que fazemos diariamente.

O telemóvel democratizou muito o acesso ao registo simples, e quase a custo zero a uma enorme percentagem das pessoas que vivem nos países desenvolvidos. Não podemos nunca assumir que é uma facilidade universal, pois como todos bem o sabemos, ou poderemos confirmar, todos os dias, nos noticiários de todos os canais generalistas, notícias de populações desfavorecidas, que nem acesso aos mais básicos bem e serviços para garantir a sua sobrevivência digna e possível.

Sempre que achamos que estamos muito longe do paraíso que idealizamos na nossa "cabeça", olhemos para o que nos rodeia, e olhemos com um sentido crítico. Por vezes há quem esteja apenas a sonhar com o acesso a um hospital, ou somente um local onde não estar com medo de ser bombardeado...

Desculpem esta reflexão um pouco mais "negra", mas acho que tudo é composto de uma palete de cores, e valores, não é tudo branco ou preto, ou apenas 1 ou 0.

Aproveitem o tempo e as condições que hoje têm, sempre almejando para melhor, como é óbvio!


Deixo-vos aqui os link para um conjunto de fotografias monocromáticas também de Amesterdão que já aqui partilhei:

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I hope you enjoyed my post here in the B&W community

Bem Hajam 🍀


Photographic edition with PhotoScape X
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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Manually curated by brumest from the @qurator Team. Keep up the good work!

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That first picture is stunning, it encompasses so much that it gives a complete shot of the panorama, beautiful work!

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Thank you so much for your kind comment and appreciation @naitreart ! Much appreciated! have a great week :)

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Beautiful b&w pics... and you're right, it's good to appreciate what we have, when you see what's going on in the world...
Have a wonderful day

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Thank you my friend, Heroldius! This week is being so "long" and "hard" at work, that it hadn't allow me to take some time to appreciate my following bloggers posts... Let's see is the weekend brings some good and new energy! I need it!

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The weekend is coming... we'll be able to rest a little and enjoy having some time to do the things we love.

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At last! Here is the weekend... Feels so good... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Enjoy it too, heroldius!

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