Rafael Block

I photograph cities at the quietest moments of the day — at first light, when places still breathe and the world has not yet accelerated.
In this silence, I search for order: in lines, symmetry, architecture, and in the small human gestures that briefly fall into harmony with their surroundings.

My images bring together two elements that rarely coexist: stillness and rhythm.
I often use long exposures and precise composition to create a sense of balance that only emerges during transitional hours — at sunrise, in empty courtyards, or in the first minutes of an awakening city.

People appear small in my photographs by intention. They belong to a larger structure, adding a subtle note of life without disturbing the geometry.
I am not drawn to spectacle, but to the quiet poetry that arises when light, architecture, and everyday life overlap for a single, fleeting moment.

My work does not document cities —
it documents atmospheres,
the fragile equilibrium between chaos and structure that reveals itself only to those who arrive early enough not to miss it.