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The Alfama is Lisbon's oldest quarter. The name can be derived from the Arabic word Alfamm: meaning "mouth". Alfama represents an organic weave of old cobble stone streets, meandering passages, and swirling tram routes. Here, the music named Fado was born: a melancholic form of music based around the experience of longing. And with the longing comes a quiet stillness, in the midst of the shouting and laughter, between neighbours across narrow streets.

    Zona
    Alfama & Tagus
    Passageway
    Wheels
    Dovetail
    Fairbench
    Eveningshade
    Wavelength
    Cessation
    Idiom
    Untroubledness
    Lavadouro público 3
    Correio
    Fado
    Overtop
    Calçadinha da Figueira
    Round up
    Azul
    Onwards
    Beco Da Cardosa
    The tourists
    Team Alfama
    Release
    A good friend
    Lisboa 1
    Upwards
    Living quarters 4
    Serpentine
    31
    Snr Oliveira
    Sinuos
    Living quarters 3
    Aegis
    Voz
    A Morning's Work
    Zona
    The hours
    Dog tail
    Sweeping
    Cruzes da Sé
    Timeless
    Calçadinha da Figueira 2
    Provision
    Mesh
    Jardim Augusto Gil
    Blessing
    Lavadouro público 1
    Lavadouro-público-2
    Neighbourhood butcher
    Oblique
    LIving quarters 2
    Disko
    Calendar by Thomas Thorstensson.
    Daytracers
    One's own
    Footrest
    Circumference
    Scale
    Local outpost
    Alfama by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Lines by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Circulação by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Living quarters by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Twosided by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Cathedral by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Parish by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Bazar Alfama by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Eighty-seven by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Day shift by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    ff by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Vista by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Flushed by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Reaching the orange trees by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Routes by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Of the crosses
    Draw together
    Measure
    A place to rest
    Fado by Thomas James Thorstensson.
    Zona

    Zona

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Alfama & Tagus

    Alfama & Tagus

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Passageway

    Passageway

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Wheels

    Wheels

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Dovetail

    Dovetail

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Fairbench

    Fairbench

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Eveningshade

    Eveningshade

    Alfama, Lisbon, December 2023

    Wavelength

    Wavelength

    Cross, antennas, and water, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Cessation

    Cessation

    In front of the Tagus, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Idiom

    Idiom

    Local square, the old Alfama, Lisbon, July, 2017

    Untroubledness

    Untroubledness

    View of the Tagus river, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Lavadouro público 3

    Lavadouro público 3

    Communcal laundry, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Correio

    Correio

    Cat and home, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Fado

    Fado

    Grafitti and balcony, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Overtop

    Overtop

    Climbing upwards, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Calçadinha da Figueira

    Calçadinha da Figueira

    Lunchbreak, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Round up

    Round up

    Ways to reflection, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Azul

    Azul

    Man at peace and silence, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Onwards

    Onwards

    Local, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Beco Da Cardosa

    Beco Da Cardosa

    Woman leaves house, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    The tourists

    The tourists

    Tourists in tram, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Team Alfama

    Team Alfama

    Boxer in local gym, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Release

    Release

    Graffiti and window, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    A good friend

    A good friend

    A local in Alfama, Lisbon, July, 2017

    Lisboa 1

    Lisboa 1

    A lookout point tourits don't find, Alfama, Lisbon

    Upwards

    Upwards

    From my square, Alfama, Lisbon

    Living quarters 4

    Living quarters 4

    Living quarters, Alfama, Lisbon, May 2015

    Serpentine

    Serpentine

    Streamers left from the festival, Alfama, Lisbon

    31

    31

    Wall, Alfama, Lisbon, May 2015

    Snr Oliveira

    Snr Oliveira

    Wall photo, Alfama, Lisbon

    Sinuos

    Sinuos

    Outlook, Alfama, Lisbon, May 2015

    Living quarters 3

    Living quarters 3

    Living quarters and local woman, Alfama, Lisbon, May 2015

    Aegis

    Aegis

    Aegis

    Voz

    Voz

    Local worker, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    A Morning's Work

    A Morning's Work

    Zona

    Zona

    Local man, cleaning cobblestones, Alfama, Lisbon, May 2015

    The hours

    The hours

    Passing time at the square, Alfama, Lisbon

    Dog tail

    Dog tail

    Man and dog on narrow street, Alfama, Lisbon

    Sweeping

    Sweeping

    Locals at work at the edge of Alfama, Lisbon

    Cruzes da Sé

    Cruzes da Sé

    Washing cobblestones, Alfama, Lisbon

    Timeless

    Timeless

    Man close to tram tracks, he looks like my Swedish Grandfather, Alfama, Lisbon

    Calçadinha da Figueira 2

    Calçadinha da Figueira 2

    Resting, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Provision

    Provision

    Couple in backyard, Alfama, Lisbon

    Mesh

    Mesh

    Tourists wandering, Alfama, Lisbon

    Jardim Augusto Gil

    Jardim Augusto Gil

    Dove in park, Mouraria, Lisbon

    Blessing

    Blessing

    Wall and view, Alfama, Lisbon

    Lavadouro público 1

    Lavadouro público 1

    Public washing building, Alfama, Lisbon

    Lavadouro-público-2

    Lavadouro-público-2

    Woman in public washing room, Alfama, Lisbon

    Neighbourhood butcher

    Neighbourhood butcher

    Local butchers, Alfama, Lisbon

    Oblique

    Oblique

    Meandering becos, Alfama, Lisbon

    LIving quarters 2

    LIving quarters 2

    Worn out living quarters, Alfama, Lisbon

    Disko

    Disko

    Grafitti and steps, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Calendar by Thomas Thorstensson.

    Graffiti in small square, Mouraria, Lisbon

    Daytracers

    Daytracers

    Tourists and locals along tram tracks, Alfama, Lisbon

    One's own

    One's own

    Man in backyard, Alfama, Lisbon

    Footrest

    Footrest

    Branching streets, Alfama, Lisbon

    Circumference

    Circumference

    Stairs outside a church, overlooking Alfama

    Scale

    Scale

    Man on steep stairs, Alfama, Lisbon

    Local outpost

    Local outpost

    Locals restaurant, Alfama, Lisbon

    Alfama by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Alfama

    Wall, Alfama, Lisbon

    Lines by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Lines

    Lines, Alfama, Lisbon

    Circulação by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Circulação

    Tram, Alfama, Lisbon

    Living quarters by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Living quarters

    Tram tracks, Alfama, Lisbon

    Twosided by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Twosided

    Woman and Tram tracks, Alfama, Lisbon

    Cathedral by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Cathedral

    Woman begging, Sé Cathedral, Alfama, Lisbon

    Parish by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Parish

    Woman walking, Alfama, Lisbon

    Bazar Alfama by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Bazar Alfama

    Narrow streets dividing at bazar Alfama, Lisbon

    Eighty-seven by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Eighty-seven

    Local in pouring rain, Alfama, Lisbon

    Day shift by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Day shift

    Communal worker, Alfama, Lisbon

    ff by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Shorthand

    Walking in haze & rain, Alfama, Lisbon

    Vista by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Vista

    Man at bench, Alfama, Lisbon

    Flushed by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Flushed

    Man cleaning stairs, Alfama, Lisbon

    Reaching the orange trees by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Reaching the orange trees

    Woman, Alfama, Lisbon

    Routes by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Routes

    Boat and Tram, Alfama, Lisbon

    Of the crosses

    Of the crosses

    A hidden gem, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Draw together

    Draw together

    Locals in narrow beco, Alfama, Lisbon, July 2017

    Measure

    Measure

    Boy playing, Alfama, Lisbon

    A place to rest

    A place to rest

    Cross and viewpoint overlooking Alfama, Lisbon, May 2015

    Fado by Thomas James Thorstensson.

    Fado

    Portas do sol, Lisbon

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