George Love: beyond time

The light he brought to the environment went beyond the walls and reflected on the atmosphere and people, who glimpsed the infinite possibilities of a remarkable means of expression. His actions in the cultural, editorial and corporate world expanded the horizons of photography, opening paths ahead of his time. Consciously or not, generations of Brazilian photographers follow his inspiration and his model, which stands out among the roots of our contemporary times.

He also adopted the camera early, envisioning the professional possibility in the travel photography segment, represented by image archives, an important market at the time, with which he would remain connected throughout his professional life.

Thus, he was accepted as one of the youngest participants in the Association of Heliographers, a restricted group of exponents of American photography who promoted the art, proposed its expansion and innovated the use of colored prints in the exhibition medium.

There were two intense years, between 1963 and the end of 1965, until the entity closed due to lack of resources.

In January 1966, George joined Claudia Andujar in Belém for an unusual expedition into the interior of the Amazon, a true epic to the land of the Xicrin. They returned to Belém, went up the river to Iquitos, then Lima and Bolivia, and entered back into Brazil via the famous “death train”. They settled in São Paulo, in the apartment on Avenida Paulista, got married... and then the rest is history.

Zé De Boni (curator)