The City of "Plastic"

• Photographer
  Antonio Coelho
• Technical Info
  Sony Alpha 7iii, Sigma 24-70 2.8 Art Lens
• Photo Date
  2022

The world has been showing a growing and widespread concern for the environmental problems associated with the use of some products. The use of plastic is global. A 2015 study estimated that 8 million metric TON of plastic ends up in the ocean every year. That's the equivalent of 5 plastic shopping bags for every 30 cm of coastline around the world. Getting control of plastic waste is such a huge task that it requires a comprehensive and global approach. It involves rethinking plastic chemistry, product design, recycling strategies and consumer use. Recycling numbers EU(30%) China (25%) USA 9%

My name is Antonio Bernardino Martins Coelho, I am from a small village in the north of Portugal, where I live. I am 40 years old, married and father of two girls. I work as an electrical engineer. A taste for painting was evident in me early on, but it was only in 2010 after a trip to Cuba that I became interested in photography, having captured a lot of images. However, having a small digital camera, I started to acquire analog equipment and develop the photography learning activity in a self-taught way, using very old and medium format machines. My favorite camera is the Zeiss Ikon Nettar.