Chapter Seven — After the Picture
The Second Frame
Eight photographs from Alentejo, each one the frame made a second after the intended picture.
Series
VII
—
2025
Pl. 01 of
8
( about the series )
Location
Alentejo, Portugal
Made
August, 2025
Medium
35mm, f/2
Photographs
Eight
For a month I kept only the second frame of every sequence — the one made after the moment, when everyone had relaxed.
They are softer and stranger than the pictures I meant to take, and they are the ones I still look at.
Pl. 01
The Second Frame
Alentejo, 2025
Pl. 02
Orange Tree
Alentejo, 2025
Pl. 03
Cactus Wall
Alentejo, 2025
Pl. 04
Sunflower
Alentejo, 2025
“The second frame always knows more.”
— Field notes, August
Pl. 05
Red Field
Alentejo, 2025
Plates 01 — 05 of
8
Next Series —
08
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After
image