In order to emulate the style of the photographer Sebastiao Salgado, I’ve turned the majority of these photographs into black and white. I think that Salgado uses this filter as it takes the viewer’s concentration off of the colors and more onto the emotions and feelings that can be felt from the image:

I took the picture above at a viewpoint called ‘Pico do Facho’. The high altitude allowed me to get a great view of the harbor and separate beaches. The beach is surrounded by modern and exquisite buildings. I like the fact that you can see almost a completely different parish, just by looked further ahead. In addition, the airport is visibly in sight on the rock cliff.

The composition contains many leading lines. The curved edges of the island may make the viewer look at various different points on the picture.

Pigeons are very common in Madeira, and are always roaming the sky’s and luckily spotted some. Although one is white and one is grey, they both seem to be domesticated pigeons (rock pigeons).

The pair that are in my photograph are interestingly facing opposite directions. Therefore, there’s not only a contrast between their color, but also their positions.

I took this photograph from the bottom of a rock mount, therefore my perspective allowed me to only capture the bird’s heads.

This picture was taken at the airport in ‘Santa Cruz’. It was a clear afternoon and the sky was crowded with clouds.

I think that the composition is quite good, in that: the airplane is situated in the middle of the shot. Additionally, the barbed wire is intercepting the main ‘hot-spots’ of the rule of thirds, as well as adding detail. The fence and wire also frame the photograph in a weird manner, making the viewer’s gaze turn to the left hand side of the image; where the plane is headed.

Just outside the airport, I spotted this petrol station.