T.A. Vieira Photography
Blsck and White Portrait, Beauty and Cultural Photography
The Eagle – A Ship of Stories – There she was. Tall, proud, and gleaming in the early light—USCGC Eagle. Built in 1936 in Hamburg, Germany, she was originally named Horst Wessel, a training vessel for the German navy. After World War II, she was claimed by the United States as part of war reparations. …
Shooting Film – I know, I know—I’ve talked about taking a break from film these past few months. Life happens, and sometimes you need to step back, reset, and let the inspiration come back around naturally. But every time I load a new roll and develop those negatives, I’m reminded why I ever fell in …
Classic Car Photography – Sometimes, you just need to get out. You know that feeling. Been cooped up too long, the walls start whispering, and your soul starts itching. That was me earlier this week. The sky opened just enough here in the Pacific Northwest, and I decided it was time. Time to take a …
The Soul OF A Library… It had been a long time since I set foot in a library. Not just any library—but that library. The Central Library in downtown Portland, Oregon. I couldn’t tell you exactly when I was last there, but I do remember it was before I moved to Las Vegas back in …
Film – The Time Machine That Transported Me Back to My Youth It was a gray, overcast morning—one of those Pacific Northwest days where the clouds hang low like wool blankets, and the world hums in soft shades of silver. I was driving down the Columbia River Highway, headed into Portland to spend the afternoon …
Sometimes in life, the most beautiful moments are the ones we never planned. That’s the gift—and the mystery—of film photography. Now, I’d just loaded a fresh roll of Fujifilm ACROS into the camera. You know the kind—rich, deep blacks, and that silky smooth grain. I was simply advancing the film, getting it ready for the …
There’s something quiet and wondrous about the driftwood scattered along the Pacific Northwest coast. It’s not just wood—no, it’s memory, it’s motion, it’s the voice of time itself. You see it resting along the rocky shores and misty sands, as if it always belonged there. But every piece has a story, carved not with tools, …
Shooting Film… Man, It Had Been Way To Long… Wow, the last roll of film I shot was back on September 5th, 2024. Since then it has all been digital. Last week that changed. I shot my first roll of film in 2025. Shooting Film… Man, It Had Been Way To Long… Now don’t get …
Why Shooting Film Is a Spiritual Experience for Me Man, let me tell you something about what film photography means to me. This isn’t about which is better—film or digital. No, sir. That argument’s been chewed on more than an old dog’s bone. What I’m talking about is personal. Deep. Spiritual. Why Shooting Film Is …
