all photos and videos by jose oliveira
On observation
On movement
On attention
On what remains
On observation
Photographs made while walking, waiting and returning.
Ticket to yesterday
A man pauses beside the box office on Blackpool Pier. The lights remain on, the signage promises spectacle, and the act of waiting becomes part of the attraction.
Blackpool, England, UK, 2024
At the threshold
A brief pause at the entrance. Inside, colour and warmth; outside, stone and habit. The moment before choosing which side to step into.
Lisbon, Portugal, 2024
On movement
Photographs made between journeys, pauses and returns.
In transit
Faces lit by passing light. Movement without conversation.
Lisbon, Portugal, 2024
1 Ice creams, Osaka
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Two schoolgirls sit opposite, ice creams melting slowly as they stare back without expression. The train moves on, unacknowledged.
Osaka, Japan, 2025
2 Mid-crossing
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Movement flows in both directions, briefly aligned. The bridge holds the rhythm before releasing it again.
New York, USA, 2018
3 As posted
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A body stops briefly beside a message meant for the city. Bottles, cups, and discarded packaging collect at its base as the street carries on regardless.
Gothenburg, Sweden, 2024
4 Recruitment hour
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Rows of men stand aligned, heads lowered toward unseen screens. The scene echoes Squid Game, ordinary and uninterrupted.
Seoul, South Korea, 2025
On attention
Art which looks slowly at what is usually passed by.
Nothing demands to be seen
Neon, reflection, and wet pavement pass without asking for focus. The camera stays, attending to what usually slips by.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2023
Looking, narrowly
The city continues beyond the edge of the frame. What remains is what attention chooses to hold.
Shanghai, China, 2024
On what remains
Small moments that stay after the moment has gone.
(Centre)
(Right)
(Left)
Glass, paint, and signage hold their positions while the world around them recedes.
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 2019
I’m still standing
The bottle remains but history does not stop repeating itself.
Chernobyl, Ukraine, 2019
After the event
In place, at the ready. No one has required it yet.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland, UK, 2022
Still mounted
Snow dictates how much of the passage is accessible, rising to meet the door. The structure waits without resistance.
Jakobstad, Finland, 2024
Closed; for now
On shop prints
a2 sized digital c prints, suitable for framing. each edition is limited to ten prints.
