Carnival, bright colors, joie de vivre – that’s Brazil. Not only, thought photographer and director Olaf Heine and decided to capture Brazil in black and white in his photo book. The photographs have lost none of their emotion. Away from the stereotypical oversaturated depiction, Heine captures forms in architecture, landscape and bodies. His Brazil has a bittersweet melancholy amidst its vibrancy.
Brazil
A different kind of Brazil: this book is not filled with colorful carnival scenes, but with black and white photographs that capture the soul of the country just as authentically. Olaf Heine’s view of Brazil guarantees wanderlust for South America.
Olaf Heine, “Brazil”, 150 black and white photographs, teNeues, approx. 78, www.teneues.com
You can see what else Olaf Heine captures through his lens on his website.
Also far away from the carnival, but also in Brazil, is Casa Açucena, a magical luxury tree house.
Photos: © Olaf Heine
