On the 29th of September of 2019, I started scanning my father’s photography archive, which he shot from the late 1960s until he died in 2007.

The Anonymous Project at Les Rencontres d'Arles inspired me to start with the collection of slides.

I am keeping a diary, documenting the emotional journey of organizing and curating the Albano Costa Lobo Archive.

This photo was shot earlier this week by @zeortigao , and it marked the day that I brought back the archive folders from Lisbon to Vila Real. The Foundation Casa de Mateus in Vila Real will be the archive's permanent home, but my initial plan was to
This photo of my grandfather reminds me so much of the @anonymousphotoproject show I saw at @rencontresarles
Albano Paganini da Costa Lobo would have turned 63 today🤍
The joy of curating my father’s photographs. These photos of my grandmother and of her bust, speak to me so much about life and its transience, but also of its permanence.
My father’s grandmother died on Christmas day in the 1980’s. Maria Antonia Paganini’s portrait was not shot by my father, but was scanned by him. This type of “golden age “ portrait to me represents the great nostalgia
Self portrait III