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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.

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
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ff by Thomas James Thorstensson.
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Routes by Thomas James Thorstensson.
Of the crosses
Draw together
Measure
A place to rest
Fado by Thomas James Thorstensson.
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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