About mermaids
As an island and a point where many boats pass through, the Honey Island (Ilha do Mel, in Portuguese), in Brazil, has many stories related to the sea. One of them is about the mermaids that live in this cave, the Enchanted Grotto (Gruta das Encantadas). The legend says that the mermaids sing to distract the sailors and make them get lost into the sea.
I’m a 24 years old Brazilian. I graduated in Advertisement 2 years ago, and worked in many places since the beginning of college. But right now I became a student again. About a year ago I realized that what I really want for life is photography. I’ve quit my job and started to study photography, as much as I could. To practice, I take pictures every day. Many people like my pictures, that’s why I believe I’ll be a good photographer. I even made a website to show some of these images. Why don’t you go check it? gutosouza.com (Guto Souza is my nickname).
I started a one year photography course in my city, Curitiba. When I finish it, by august, I’m planning to sell everything I have and go travel through the world, photographing it. I think it’s a good way to develop my photographic skills, as well as a good way to know life better. I’m ready and willing to learn as much as I can about everything, especially photography. No jokes: my goal is to become a NatGeo photographer, because I believe that photography is the thing I do better and the one that I like to do the most. And I really think that this scholarship is the best thing that could happen to me to help me achieve my dreams.
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