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Inês Varela

Roll 27 · Lisbon, Portugal · 38.72° N

Salt
& concrete.

I photograph the Atlantic edge of Portugal — tidal pools, stairways, shuttered cafés — and art-direct campaigns for people who make things by hand.

See the contact sheet
A worn concrete stairway with rusted railings descends a cliff toward a dark Atlantic sea, one figure near the bottom.
04A — Ninety stairs to the water2025
Ninety stairs to the water▸ 04APiscina, October▸ 11Four o’clock, Rua da Rosa▸ 23The last swimmer▸ 07AAzulejo, partly missing▸ 31Drying, west wind▸ 15Tower No. 6▸ 02Cacilhas crossing▸ 19ATrimming, Casa Ruído▸ 28

Selected work

All commissions (4) →
  1. 01Tidewater
  2. 02Casa Ruído
  3. 03Low Season
  4. 04Ninety Stairs

On method

I shoot one roll a day and never more. Twelve frames forces you to wait for the light, the swimmer, the wind — and waiting is most of the job.