A SOLIDARY DREAM BOOK

I intend to publish a book (CODE NAME: LXVI) from which the profit will revert to Acreditar. Do you want a summary? daring of a non-photographer, not a writer, not a travel professional, to write a travel photography book.

I dreamed of going on Route 66 but this road has to be deserved. I set the goal of deserving to reach 66 years old with 66 countries visited. I reached the goal and then went on to cover the 4,000 km of the Mother Road. Along the way I collected pictures of cities of all letters of the alphabet, landscapes, people, experiences that I will now share with the world in a book.

The idea was always that the profit from the sale was delivered to Acreditar and it will be so, with or without a pandemic. But, as we live in a time when we are unable to launch in normal conditions, to do it faster, I need to raise support.

The book is already written and I have arranged it by themes: Cities from A to Z, the 7 wonders of the World, Around-the-World, Religious and funerary art, UNESCO World Heritage sites and a final chapter only on the mythical Route 66. I had a lot of fun doing the "Curiosities" chapter, because the world is really a curious place. I hope you like it too and that it is a book that arouses curiosities.

As I mentioned, after paying the production expenses, the rest of the money will be delivered to Acreditar - Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Cancer, where I have volunteered since 2003. I count on your support to bring the book to life and help the Association.

Senegal, Lago Rosa onde acabava o Paris-Dakar

About the author

Pedro Bello was born in Lisbon, in 1951. It was with his parents, from a very young age, that he developed a taste for photography and travel. His father was, in fact, passionate about photography and very patiently taught him to look through the viewfinder of his favorite machine, the Leica M3.

Not being a writer or photographer, he dares to share in this book some experiences kept in the bowels of the computer. In confinement he traveled, through photographs and the preparation of the book, which is basically ready.

He has participated in several collective works but this is the first book "solo".

He likes to participate in photo contests because he forces him to leave the house with the camera. As a result, he won some prizes that, not being the reason that he competes, end up being an incentive to participate in more events.

With Juvemedia and the Montijo City Council, he organized some photography tours to "compel" other cameras to go out on the street. In the end, he organized the respective group exhibitions. Because photography is a taste that you think should be shared with friends.

Rodeado por perigosos ? bandoleiros algures na Route 66.

Budget and due dates

The campaign is to finance:

Design, pagination and professional proofreading, proof of printing, book printing and bookmarks or postcards, postage.

The book is already written, the photos chosen, the cover ready, review / pagination in progress and in the final phase.

I intend to complete the production of the book in November, printing in December, start of distribution and launch before Christmas.

The book will be delivered to whoever buys it regardless of the campaign's outcome. But, if the campaign is successful, by 2020 I would like to be able to be planning the delivery of profits to Acreditar.

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