Way of light

P02_044

Way of light
Essential and reduced to a minimum, the hull of a canoe requires a skill acquired since childhood, playing and naturally learning how to maintain balance and paddle in that serene, calm, and efficient way. Where there are children and a canoe on the shore, there stay the children, every day, all day, jumping, pushing, flipping, sinking, and exhausting themselves. It is at this moment that the river dweller gains mastery of their “ride,” making it an extension of their body, giving them the freedom to move in that endless world of water, to overcome clumps of grass, to literally navigate between the trees of the flooded forest, called igapó. The canoe offers enhanced agility crossing from one river to another, navigating through “furos” (channels that connect rivers and/or lakes). During flood season, the waters enter the forest, and the fish also take refuge there, feeding abundantly on wild fruits. The riverine knows the season of these fruits, knows when they fall, and knows the avid appreciators who feed on them.
The river dweller paddles with precise, efficient, and constant rhythm. Without getting tired, he can paddle for hours, like when he “go to the street” to sell his products and buy their essential supplies. The canoe glides lightly and silently over the water. Because it is undeniable that the river dweller is silent in their fishing, he quiet his presence, and the fish cannot perceive that he is there, lurking. The paddle never hits the edge of the canoe, nor is it thrown; it is only delicately supported. The movements are smooth and calculated. he stands naturally in a highly unstable vessel whose edge is only a few centimeters from the water. He observes the slightest movements on the surface of the water. Thus, he knows who is there, where they are going, and how many there are. He places and retrieves the fishing net at the most appropriate point and still make sure that the alligator, piranha, or river dolphin get there before him. The riverine harpoons fish that are sometimes the entire size of the boat: with the fish harpooned, the brave one lets himself be dragged, surfing, until he tires his prey and manages to board it naturally without the difficulties that a beginner would face. On Saturdays, they take the whole family to soccer games in other villages.

P02_044 – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Nikkor lens 70-200mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film
Original file size: 5390px x 3627px
Location Taken: Ilha de Silves (Itacoatiara – Amazonas Brazil)
Aproximate Date Taken: 1993
Collection: Riverines – Persons shown: dont shows the face
Keywords:
NFT, canoas, canoes, ribeirinhos, riverines, riverside dwellers, caboclos, caboclo, GENTE, PEOPLE, Silves, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America, lago de Silves, Silves lake, lagos, lakes, águas, waterscapes
EN01 Riverine in the light P02_044
PT01 Riverine in the light P02_044
© – Leonide Principe, all right reserved
https://leonideprincipe.photos

P04_084

Drying canoe riverine
And he landed exactly where I was. The riverside man reached the shore with his oar, tied the canoe and dried the water from the «mount». All this always happened on the silver road that was drawn on the surface of the Silves lake. Coming in at the end of the afternoon, when the water is getting more and more golden, the same caboclo from the cover photo goes to his transport and leaves him ready for the next day’s new adventures.

P04_084 – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Nikkor lens 70-200mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film
Original file size: 5369px x 3331px
Location Taken: Lago de Silves (Itacoatiara – Amazonas Brazil)
Aproximate Date Taken: 1997
Collection: Riverines – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
NFT, canoas, canoes, ribeirinhos, riverines, riverside dwellers, caboclos, caboclo, GENTE, PEOPLE, Silves, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America, lago de Silves, Silves lake, lagos, lakes, águas, waterscapes
EN02 Drying canoe P04_084
PT02 Drying canoe P04_084
© – Leonide Principe, all right reserved
https://leonideprincipe.photos

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