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Karina Abicalil
April 20, 2017
Mindsparkle Mag
Karina Abicalil created this powerful documentary site for Favelagrafia, a project that hands the camera to residents of Rio de Janeiro's Complexo do Alemão. A dark, cinematic layout lets vivid photography of rooftops, cable cars and hillside streets take centre stage, framed by clean white type and quiet data points on the community. Portraits and first-person stories — like photographer Josiane Santana's — bring warmth and dignity to the reporting, while the restrained editorial structure keeps the images front and centre. The contrast of bold black backgrounds and full-bleed colour photographs gives the whole experience a striking, gallery-like quality. Visit favelagrafia.com.br to explore the full story.
Credits: Karina Abicalil
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