An Exclusive Interview with Patricia Saraiva

I was quite surprised to win this award! My pictures had already been chosen a few times as the photo of the day…but I was really exhilarated and happy to see that my view was portrayed as the photo of the month.

This winning photo was taken on a beautiful sunny morning, with blue skies. It was spring and the gardens of where I was at were exuberant and colorful!
I was in Apucarana, my hometown, which is located in the state of Paraná, in the southern region of Brazil.
My mother and I were walking, when this beautiful flower caught my attention! Fortunately I had my macro lens for the iPhone 6- called the olloclip with me.
In short, I was at the right time with the right camera!
Yes, I like to take photos with my mobile phone!!!!!

Enchanting, by Patricia Saraiva

Photography came into my life when my children Vitória and André were born; at that time I wanted to photograph and register their lives, how they grew up, daily achievements, and the love that surrounded them.
Photography was initially a hobby, but now it has taken on a larger role in my life, and I see photography as my true passion!
It is something that comes to me naturally, without really trying…and is an expression of my perception of life.
These awards are a very important stimulus for keeping me going.

I believe that photography says a lot about the photographer. You see what you know, so you photograph what you know and live.
I was born and raised in a country town , which gave me a contact with nature, green and very large plantations !
Soybeans and wheat fields are my private paradise , I feel at home ...
Perhaps for this reason , I am so fond of photographing landscapes.
Yes, I think that portrays a essence to me very important like to see the simple beauty that surrounds us

I guess I don't really have a particular favorite genre of photography at this time. I like to take pictures of landscapes, nature, macro, cities, and daily life.

I don't know what to say, because I do not do anything special. There is no process, this visualization comes naturally. The technical part is in regard to the actual shooting of the photo, where light, speed and angle are the variables.

-My photographs are featured in the book on Brazilian Baroque art: " O Aleijadinho - Catálogo Geral da Obra - Mestre da Arte Barroca .
-I have had 4 individual photography exhibits; the first one had the theme: “Balconies of Barcelona.”
-Recently, in 2015, I won a Cultural Contest with the landscape photograph called “Primeiro Plano” (Foreground) was chosen to be featured at the entrance of an important Medical Center in the City of Belo Horizonte.
My first exhibiting experience was about "Balconies of Barcelona.". I took the pictures during a Congress.
I arrived a few days before and I was charmed by with the quantity and variety of the balconies in the city.

Yes. L&C!!!
The thing that most attracts me in the selections made by Light & Composition is the requirement that the original photo must not be altered. Without any editing or treatment, we can really show our naked truth, which it is what we’re really seeing.
This is the origin of all the beauty of the photograph and the look!
I 'm very happy to know that my photos are being shown around the world.

Believe in your potential! The universe conspires in favor of everything that is done with love.