[The Guardian] ‘The road transforms into a makeshift beach’: Pablo Albarenga’s best phone picture

‘The road transforms into a makeshift beach’: Pablo Albarenga’s best phone picture

The Uruguayan photographer on snapping a sunbather in São Paulo, Brazil

After moving from Uruguay to São Paulo, Brazil, during the pandemic, photographer Pablo Albarenga revelled in exploring his new home by bike. It felt like a safe, freeing way to familiarise himself with its vastness; the Brazilian city is the fourth largest in the world, and often referred to as a concrete jungle.

On a 60km ride one hot November Saturday, he passed through a colourful residential area with an elevated highway. At weekends, it is closed to cars. “The road transforms into a makeshift beach,” Albarenga says. “Locals meet friends, hang out and sunbathe. They take the city for what is and make it work for them … and they make it look good.

“Times are universally hard,” he adds. “We all need moments of self-reflection, peace and stillness like this. The image – and the person – remind us that we don’t have to hike Everest or swim in the ocean to find a little serenity in the madness.”

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