Documentary photographer currently based in Brazil
I started playing around with film when I was 15 years old with an old SLR and never stopped shooting. Over the years, I was lucky enough to test hundreds of different cameras and film stocks, which gave me considerable knowledge about old cameras.
Posting my work only from time to time on my personal Instagram account, I decided to change that during the COVID-19 pandemic, when I adopted the pseudonym Autorefractor and started publicly sharing my work online.
The name comes from the fact that, ever since I was a little child, I’ve worn glasses and therefore had to take the autorefractor test many times a year. If you’ve ever had to take one, you're probably familiar with the images inside. Sometimes it’s a balloon, a house, a barn—I even saw a cow once. The idea that each of these machines contains its own unique world fascinated me, and that’s exactly what I try to convey within the frames of my pictures.
Also a huge cinephile, I’ve always tried to achieve a cinematic look in my photographs. Being obsessed with Stanley Kubrick’s work and trying to recreate frames similar to the ones I saw on screen, I ended up acquiring a panoramic Widelux camera (which is said to be one of his favorites). Shortly after, I created The Widelux Club, a place where photographers from around the world could share their work with the camera.