Erwin Olaf @ the East Side Gallery - Berlin

There I was 

strolling around enjoying the visually stunning

East Side Gallery in Berlin, when suddenly...

.In my head I went " NO FUCKING WAY!"

.

"Erwin ?!?!?" I said.

"Yes, do I know you ?"

"No, but you will now! Hi, I'm Pedro. 

Would you mind if I take your picture?"

he laughed- "Sure !? ...ohh ...  Are you also a photographer ?" (weird discust face)

"Yes, with this !"

 I blushed and pointed to my retarded compact camera 

( sometimes the lens gets stuck and I have to tap it, and make weird movements for it to begin to work )

Where are you from ? he asked amused

"Portugal... I know, right?

 a really weird country like yours !"

and this, ladies and gentlemen,

is how I met, humiliated myself

and insulted the whole country of Erwin Olaf

one of my favourite photographers 

of all time !

Lets talk coffeshop

Hi guys.

If you're in the Netherlands, be sure to visit 

the Queer It Up Festival in Maastrich 

in which they include some of my work along with a diverse array of worldwide artists.

check out their web for details

"The Queer It Up Festival is an independent project initiated by students from different faculties and different backgrounds in Maastricht, coming together to respond to a lack of activities surrounding queer and LGBTI issues in the student community. Sexuality is hardly discussed or negotiated, and there is a lack of a critical and political discourse on issues such as sexism, racism, heteronormativity and homophobia. The Queer It Up Festival aims to open up space where we can talk about sex, gender and sexuality, and everything related to this. Our central aim is to question heteronormativity; the social norms that value heterosexuality as ‘normal’ and that regulate sexual practices in a limited heterosexual framework."

                                                                                                                         Queer it Up crew