Jason Gardner Photography

Orquestra Contemporânea de Olinda at Lincoln Center (and SOBs) this week!

Posted: March 29th, 2010 | Author: Jason Gardner | Filed under: Pernambuco | No Comments »

The Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda will perform at Lincoln Center this Thursday, April 1st at 8:30PM for free!  Fresh off winning a Latin Grammy, they are a fantastic example of how musicians there mix traditional rhythms with contemporary sounds. Let me know if you are going and I will see you there! They are also playing at SOBs on the 3rd but I’ll miss that one.

Trilhas do dia dos reis

Posted: March 29th, 2010 | Author: Jason Gardner | Filed under: Pernambuco | No Comments »

Here are a couple of portraits of kids doing the “trilhas” for the day of the Kings on 6 January. I shot this with my Mamiya 6 using only ambient light, and Kodak Portra Pro film, which I selected on purpose because of the nice skin tones and colors. No retouching necessary on these photos! I love the fact that the kids are so serious on such a festive holiday! They take their portraits seriously.