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Without the fear, the sea was just salt water…

Head On Photo Festival 2024
Bruno Fonseca
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Bruno Fonseca
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Location: Bondi Beach Promenade, Queen Elizabeth Dr Bondi Beach NSW 2026
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Entry Fee: Free
Genres: Portrait, Sports

This work seeks to capture a visual memory, honouring the surfing pioneers at Costa da Caparica, just 20 km from Lisbon, Portugal. In the 1970s, these early surfers ventured into the sea with their boards, becoming a significant part of the region’s history. Surfing emerged as a powerful expression of breaking limits, requiring just three essentials: your body, your board, and a wave.

The necessity for personal equipment prompted some of these surfers to manufacture essential gear locally. Over the decades, various brands of surfboards, neoprene suits, and accessories have been produced in the area. Without this initiative, locals would have relied on discarded gear from foreign surfers who sold their equipment while road-tripping along the coast.

From casual to competitive surfing, Costa da Caparica has nurtured high-level athletes and national champions. The region’s socioeconomic development is deeply intertwined with its surfing culture, marking it as a crucial element in the area’s identity and growth.

Bruno Fonseca

Bruno Fonseca, a Portuguese photographer born in 1972, has lived in Angola since 1995. After completing a professional photography course at the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2005-2007), he began freelancing and collaborated with LUSA until 2011, later joining 4SEE Agency. His documentary photography explores communities’ social and cultural facets in Portugal and Angola. Notably, he participated in the XVIII Biennial of Cerveira 2015, showcasing his work on clandestine emigration to France. In 2018, he won the Noroeste Peninsular Prize for this project.

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Location: Bondi Beach Promenade, Queen Elizabeth Dr Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Hours:
Entry Fee: Free
Genres: Portrait, Sports
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