Disappearing Portugal IV, 2022

Documentary photography of my hometown in Portugal

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Beckett Guimaraes-Tolley
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Disappearing Portugal IV

Documentary photography of my hometown in Portugal

I wanted to document the place where my family are from, Portugal. I took each photo on my Nikon FM2 on 20 years expired film, the grain of the image really adds to the rustic tone of the small town where my mother grew up. This creation is very important to me, it was a way to reconnect with my family in Portugal and allow others the opportunity to experience Portugal though the eyes of my grandparents.

Beckett Guimaraes-Tolley

Specialization/Major

Photography

Graduation Year

2025

Location

United Kingdom

About

Beckett is a young and upcoming London based artist, specialising in photography. She is currently studying on a BA(Hons) Photography Fine Art Degree at UAL in London. She is a multidisciplinary artist who captures stories and ideas with her unique interpretation of identity and movement through portraiture and documentary photography, which she incorporates into her installations. Through her work Beckett questions why individuals perceive situations differently but more specifically, how they react, interpret and live in their world around them in a hope the viewer can do the same.

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Measurements (Width X Height X Depth)

32.5 X 23.5 X 3.5 cm

12.8 X 9.25 X 1.38 Inch

Weight

0.6 kg

1.32 Lbs

Materials

Photographic paper inside a fibreboard and paper foil frame.

What made this process memorable was that it wasn't planned, due to all photographs being taken on expired black and white film I didn't think any of the shots would come out, I was just hoping to capture the place and the people in their natural form. That is the beauty of documentary style photography. I loved that with this project I didn't set any expectations for myself I just captured what I wanted, and I created these amazing, timeless images.
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