EPITAPHS - (PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES)

Sometimes, just sometimes, not always, the town seems to be saying goodbye, or perhaps it already has. And that's reflected in its streets, and I walk by taking photos which, perhaps, have more to do with the past than the present. That's how I end up thinking about "EPITAPHS," those usually brief quotes you see on some gravestones in cemeteries, which I, by the way, rarely read... But it could also be about myself and my nihilistic tendencies, which seem to come and visit me from time to time ever since I can remember. Because here in town, there's no shortage of people who tell me, without blinking, looking me straight in the eye: "Things aren't so bad" or "the town is the same as it's always been"... And well, I end up scratching my head and leaving them talking to themselves in the streets with all that optimism which, in the end, seems strange to me. And I usually have my doubts; don't think this is easy. They end up making me doubt even what my photos say and what I observe, and consequently, my own sanity. Because there are many people who approach me and say, "You just insist on seeing the negative and nothing else." And well, maybe that's true; perhaps the "positive" doesn't look so dramatic when photographed, and I'm addicted to drama, who knows... But anyway, whatever the reason, I invite you to continue reading this article and appreciate these "EPITAPHS," which I sometimes, just sometimes, find in the streets...