Afonso Salcedo
@afonso.me
• Portrait and Documentary Photographer
• Lighting Artist (Disney/Pixar)
• Los Angeles, CA 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇵🇹
• IG https://instagram.com/afonso.salcedo
https://afonso.me
• Lighting Artist (Disney/Pixar)
• Los Angeles, CA 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇵🇹
• IG https://instagram.com/afonso.salcedo
https://afonso.me
We just watched this documentary film “Cover Up” last night on Netflix (shortlisted for Best Documentary) and it was so, so, so good.
Incredible story about the work and career of Sy Hersh and his investigative journalism. It’s the perfect film to watch this day and age.
Have you seen it?
Incredible story about the work and career of Sy Hersh and his investigative journalism. It’s the perfect film to watch this day and age.
Have you seen it?
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
We just watched this documentary film “Cover Up” last night on Netflix (shortlisted for Best Documentary) and it was so, so, so good.
Incredible story about the work and career of Sy Hersh and his investigative journalism. It’s the perfect film to watch this day and age.
Have you seen it?
Incredible story about the work and career of Sy Hersh and his investigative journalism. It’s the perfect film to watch this day and age.
Have you seen it?
One year ago today. Smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires turned LA’s sky pink and orange through the day.
To everyone still rebuilding, you’re not forgotten.
❤️ LA
To everyone still rebuilding, you’re not forgotten.
❤️ LA
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
One year ago today. Smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires turned LA’s sky pink and orange through the day.
To everyone still rebuilding, you’re not forgotten.
❤️ LA
To everyone still rebuilding, you’re not forgotten.
❤️ LA
Another evening watching one of the strongest contenders, Sentimental Value.
Incredibly beautiful film by Joachim Trier, well worth the journey. I could easily see this winning Best Foreign Film this year, after it won Cannes as well.
What did you think?
Incredibly beautiful film by Joachim Trier, well worth the journey. I could easily see this winning Best Foreign Film this year, after it won Cannes as well.
What did you think?
January 7, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Another evening watching one of the strongest contenders, Sentimental Value.
Incredibly beautiful film by Joachim Trier, well worth the journey. I could easily see this winning Best Foreign Film this year, after it won Cannes as well.
What did you think?
Incredibly beautiful film by Joachim Trier, well worth the journey. I could easily see this winning Best Foreign Film this year, after it won Cannes as well.
What did you think?
Drove the North Bay this morning documenting flood conditions from king tides and storms. Communities seemed prepared, less severe than expected. If you're in these areas, slow down through flood zones, stay alert.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Drove the North Bay this morning documenting flood conditions from king tides and storms. Communities seemed prepared, less severe than expected. If you're in these areas, slow down through flood zones, stay alert.
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Oscar shortlist tracking is live in my app 🎬
12 categories. 112 films. 137 hours total.
I've watched 14%. My own app is judging me.
Nominations drop Jan 17 — what shortlist categories are you prioritizing?
12 categories. 112 films. 137 hours total.
I've watched 14%. My own app is judging me.
Nominations drop Jan 17 — what shortlist categories are you prioritizing?
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Oscar shortlist tracking is live in my app 🎬
12 categories. 112 films. 137 hours total.
I've watched 14%. My own app is judging me.
Nominations drop Jan 17 — what shortlist categories are you prioritizing?
12 categories. 112 films. 137 hours total.
I've watched 14%. My own app is judging me.
Nominations drop Jan 17 — what shortlist categories are you prioritizing?
Never big on New Year’s, but I appreciate the pause. Starting 2026 wrapping The Last Airbender: The Legend of Aang at Paramount, then diving back into my photography.
A year to push harder and see what’s possible. Happy new year - be safe out there.
A year to push harder and see what’s possible. Happy new year - be safe out there.
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Never big on New Year’s, but I appreciate the pause. Starting 2026 wrapping The Last Airbender: The Legend of Aang at Paramount, then diving back into my photography.
A year to push harder and see what’s possible. Happy new year - be safe out there.
A year to push harder and see what’s possible. Happy new year - be safe out there.
Some of my favorite sessions this year were long conversations with entertainment workers, then portraits. Continuing Stories of Resilience into 2026. If you want to share your story, let’s talk.
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Some of my favorite sessions this year were long conversations with entertainment workers, then portraits. Continuing Stories of Resilience into 2026. If you want to share your story, let’s talk.
Ellis Creek on a Sunday morning. Fog, a hawk, a crawfish looking for trouble. A good walk.
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Ellis Creek on a Sunday morning. Fog, a hawk, a crawfish looking for trouble. A good walk.
Finally outside after being sick. Petaluma delivered cold sunshine, quiet trails, crows surveying their domain. Sometimes the camera is just an excuse to take a walk.
December 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Finally outside after being sick. Petaluma delivered cold sunshine, quiet trails, crows surveying their domain. Sometimes the camera is just an excuse to take a walk.
Still sick, but we made it north before the storm rolled in. Now California braces for serious rain and wind. Stay safe out there, everyone.
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Still sick, but we made it north before the storm rolled in. Now California braces for serious rain and wind. Stay safe out there, everyone.
At 46, I’ve stopped worrying about a lot of things. Wrote about what happens when you finally let the thing you’ve carried your whole life take up the space it deserves.
open.substack.com/pub/fonziela...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
At 46, I’ve stopped worrying about a lot of things. Wrote about what happens when you finally let the thing you’ve carried your whole life take up the space it deserves.
open.substack.com/pub/fonziela...
open.substack.com/pub/fonziela...
Foggy nights in LA turn the city into something cinematic.
This was the Arts District a few years back, with street lights cutting through the mist. I love when the weather does the work for you.
If I wasn’t sick, I’d be out chasing moments like this.
This was the Arts District a few years back, with street lights cutting through the mist. I love when the weather does the work for you.
If I wasn’t sick, I’d be out chasing moments like this.
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Foggy nights in LA turn the city into something cinematic.
This was the Arts District a few years back, with street lights cutting through the mist. I love when the weather does the work for you.
If I wasn’t sick, I’d be out chasing moments like this.
This was the Arts District a few years back, with street lights cutting through the mist. I love when the weather does the work for you.
If I wasn’t sick, I’d be out chasing moments like this.
Lady has some things to say…
December 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Lady has some things to say…
Soon. Excited for another excursion here.
December 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Soon. Excited for another excursion here.
The remarkably beautiful and tender Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley with stunning cinematography by Adolpho Veloso.
So incredibly beautiful. I felt I could breathe this film.
Have you seen this yet? My heart is full.
So incredibly beautiful. I felt I could breathe this film.
Have you seen this yet? My heart is full.
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The remarkably beautiful and tender Train Dreams, directed by Clint Bentley with stunning cinematography by Adolpho Veloso.
So incredibly beautiful. I felt I could breathe this film.
Have you seen this yet? My heart is full.
So incredibly beautiful. I felt I could breathe this film.
Have you seen this yet? My heart is full.
Fascinated by these Christopher Anderson’s Vanity Fair portraits of White House staffers: extreme close-ups that reveal everything. The intimacy borders on confrontational.
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Fascinated by these Christopher Anderson’s Vanity Fair portraits of White House staffers: extreme close-ups that reveal everything. The intimacy borders on confrontational.
Months of failed loaves, but this one finally worked. Sourdough teaches the same lessons as photography and creative workflows: patience, attention, trusting the process.
Always huge respect for all the bakers (and photographers) out there :)
Always huge respect for all the bakers (and photographers) out there :)
December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Months of failed loaves, but this one finally worked. Sourdough teaches the same lessons as photography and creative workflows: patience, attention, trusting the process.
Always huge respect for all the bakers (and photographers) out there :)
Always huge respect for all the bakers (and photographers) out there :)
The weight of this weekend’s news, Brown, Sydney, Brentwood, is exhausting. I grew up with Rob Reiner’s films. The Princess Bride. Stand By Me. When Harry Met Sally.
They shaped how I understood friendship and relationships before I had words for it. Grateful for art that stays with us. 🙏
They shaped how I understood friendship and relationships before I had words for it. Grateful for art that stays with us. 🙏
December 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The weight of this weekend’s news, Brown, Sydney, Brentwood, is exhausting. I grew up with Rob Reiner’s films. The Princess Bride. Stand By Me. When Harry Met Sally.
They shaped how I understood friendship and relationships before I had words for it. Grateful for art that stays with us. 🙏
They shaped how I understood friendship and relationships before I had words for it. Grateful for art that stays with us. 🙏
Dogsitting became an impromptu dog portrait session.
Set up a backdrop and strobe for our guest Gryff, the little Terrier, and our Mia, the black pup. The eyes always tell the story, doesn’t matter how many legs your subject has.
Set up a backdrop and strobe for our guest Gryff, the little Terrier, and our Mia, the black pup. The eyes always tell the story, doesn’t matter how many legs your subject has.
December 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Dogsitting became an impromptu dog portrait session.
Set up a backdrop and strobe for our guest Gryff, the little Terrier, and our Mia, the black pup. The eyes always tell the story, doesn’t matter how many legs your subject has.
Set up a backdrop and strobe for our guest Gryff, the little Terrier, and our Mia, the black pup. The eyes always tell the story, doesn’t matter how many legs your subject has.
The Tate reshared The Weather Project on Instagram and I’m back in that Turbine Hall, lying among strangers under Olafur Eliasson’s artificial sun. Art as congregation.
That experience planted seeds for every art project I’ve created since. Some work never leaves you.
That experience planted seeds for every art project I’ve created since. Some work never leaves you.
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Tate reshared The Weather Project on Instagram and I’m back in that Turbine Hall, lying among strangers under Olafur Eliasson’s artificial sun. Art as congregation.
That experience planted seeds for every art project I’ve created since. Some work never leaves you.
That experience planted seeds for every art project I’ve created since. Some work never leaves you.
Finished Patti Smith’s book “Bread of Angels”.
Made me think about my own circles and stumbles, the people already gone, the strange path to here. No straight lines. Maybe that’s the point.
Made me think about my own circles and stumbles, the people already gone, the strange path to here. No straight lines. Maybe that’s the point.
December 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Finished Patti Smith’s book “Bread of Angels”.
Made me think about my own circles and stumbles, the people already gone, the strange path to here. No straight lines. Maybe that’s the point.
Made me think about my own circles and stumbles, the people already gone, the strange path to here. No straight lines. Maybe that’s the point.
It’s so warm in Los Angeles, this morning we saw a West Hollywood squirrel licking a frozen yogurt spoon.
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It’s so warm in Los Angeles, this morning we saw a West Hollywood squirrel licking a frozen yogurt spoon.
What a perfect film, Hamnet, the new Chloé Zhao movie. Jessie Buckley’s performance is astonishing to be honest, and Paul Mescal’s too. With the added bonus of the always amazing Emily Watson. Cinematography by Lukasz Zal.
I’ll be processing this for a while, but I am in awe 🥹
I’ll be processing this for a while, but I am in awe 🥹
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
What a perfect film, Hamnet, the new Chloé Zhao movie. Jessie Buckley’s performance is astonishing to be honest, and Paul Mescal’s too. With the added bonus of the always amazing Emily Watson. Cinematography by Lukasz Zal.
I’ll be processing this for a while, but I am in awe 🥹
I’ll be processing this for a while, but I am in awe 🥹
“You have to be fearless if you’re to be a photographer,” he once said. “There’s no time for being intimidated.”
- Martin Parr 🙏
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
- Martin Parr 🙏
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73
From sunbathers to Conservative clubs, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“You have to be fearless if you’re to be a photographer,” he once said. “There’s no time for being intimidated.”
- Martin Parr 🙏
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
- Martin Parr 🙏
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...