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Afonso Salcedo

@afonso.me

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• Portrait and Documentary Photographer • Lighting Artist (Disney/Pixar) • Los Angeles, CA 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇵🇹 • IG https://instagram.com/afonso.salcedo https://afonso.me

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 18h

Recent morning session with Jasmeet in LA. She’s a photographer herself with amazing Taylor Swift tour documentation.

Collaborating photographer-to-photographer brings different energy. These three portraits each reveal something distinct.

Grateful for sessions like this.

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 1d

Shot this at the Louvre three years back.

Sunday’s crown jewel heist, when thieves scaled a lift, smashed cases, grabbed €88M in Napoleonic treasures in 7 minutes, with visitors inside, feels surreal.

That kind of audacity in broad daylight at the world’s most-visited museum is staggering.

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 3d

You would think 🤔

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 3d

Demolition crews tearing into the White House East Wing today for a $250M ballroom. Government shut down. Workers unpaid. But we can always find money for monuments to power.

What we choose to build, and tear down,reveals everything…

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 5d

Protesters gather at Hollywood and Vermont, Los Feliz, CA, Oct. 18, 2025, addressing democratic governance concerns.

The creativity and earnestness on display today reminded me why documenting these moments matters. From sign-making prep to peaceful assembly, civic engagement in action.

#nokings

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 6d

At No Kings protest tomorrow with my camera.

If you're going: know your rights, stay aware, have an exit plan. If documenting, back up images immediately and be careful posting identifiable faces.

Protest safely. Document what matters.

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 9d

Delicate Arch, 11 years ago. Found this digging through old archives.

Some images hold up over time. This one still works.

Delicate Arch natural stone arch at sunset with golden light on red rock and mountain range in background at Arches National Park

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 9d

If only I could edit haha

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 9d

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters at AIDS Walk LA opening ceremony, West Hollywood Park, Oct. 12, 2025. Annual walk supports APLA Health’s HIV/AIDS programs.

From Sunday’s documentation of the event for APLA Health.

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters in a pink suit speaks passionately at a podium with AIDS Walk Los Angeles branding, arms raised, against a black background with blue accents.

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 10d

Photographed AIDS Walk LA yesterday. Exhausting work, but got some great shots and met amazing people.

More images coming soon.

#photography

Red AIDS Walk Los Angeles press badge with lanyard on wooden surface

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 12d

Setting up for AIDS Walk LA tomorrow.

The Sony cameras versus the Nikon F50 my dad gave me as a kid… learned on film, shooting digital now.

Different tools, same practice.
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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 12d

Boyfriend in front of TV screensaver at home.
The layering made me look twice.

#photography

Black and white photo of silhouetted figure in foreground with aerial cityscape view visible in background creating layered double-exposure effect

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 13d

From my balcony: bird on a wire, LA sunset.

The best moments happen when you’re just paying attention.

Silhouette of single bird perched on power lines against pale gray sky at sunset

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 13d

Trying new gear during paid gigs is the best way to know what actually works.

Photographing AIDS Walk LA Sunday, so I am looking forward to seeing how this 50-150mm/f2 lens performs.

#sonyalpha #photography

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 13d

More from Joshua Tree: storms, clear days, wildflowers, and night skies.

The desert’s range of light in a single weekend is something else.

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 15d

Slow Horses continues to be one of the best and most entertaining shows on Apple TV+.

Gary Oldman 👏👏👏

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 15d

Thank you David!

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 15d

Official photographer for AIDS Walk LA this Sunday. If you’re walking and see me out there, say hi!

Looking forward to documenting the day.

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#losangeles

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 16d

Cholla skeleton standing alone among wildflowers in Joshua Tree.

Old and new, decay and bloom. Nature holds it all at once.

#photography

Dead cholla cactus skeleton standing upright among yellow wildflowers in Joshua Tree National Park with soft desert landscape in background

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 18d

One Battle After Another is phenomenal. PT Anderson at his best.

One of those rare films where every element comes together perfectly. This is why I love cinema.

#film

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 18d

14 years since Steve Jobs died. I remember his last visit to Pixar weeks before, still asking questions, still invested in the work.

Grateful for that chapter of my life.

Remembering Steve Jobs

Today marks the 14th anniversary of Steve Jobs passing away, at the age of 56. He died just one day after Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S and Siri. ...

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 20d

The desert after rain. Joshua Tree with unexpected wildflowers from recent storms. Not the usual season, but nature doesn’t follow schedules.

#sonyalpha #photography

Joshua Tree National Park landscape showing granite rock formations surrounded by desert vegetation under cloudy skies with spring green throughout

Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 20d

Finishing another week of Last Airbender work before a creative weekend: studio portrait edits, prepping upcoming shoots, One Battle After Another Sunday, Frankenstein premiere Monday.

The work and the inspiration feed each other here in LA. Back to it!

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Afonso Salcedo @afonso.me · 21d

American diners are where you find the soul of a place. The regulars, the rhythm, the conversations at the counter.

This one in Joshua Tree. Good coffee, better observations.

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Black and white photo of person in patterned shirt and white cap standing at diner counter with blurred foreground elements and hanging lights in background