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Currently in Los Angeles, CA, Apu Gomes, is an experienced 33-years-old photojournalist specialized

14/12/2024

Today, December 14th, 2024, I would love to share something personally very special to me with you!
But first, I’d like to ask: can you guess what these two very different pictures have in common?
Well, first of all, they were taken 20 years apart, but actually, I think there’s more than one thing in common!
They were also published exactly 20 years apart.
One was my very FIRST publication in a newspaper, on the FRONT PAGE of the now-extinct “JORNAL DA TARDE newspaper” in São Paulo, Brazil, on December 14th, 2004 💫
And the other is my LATEST publication, at the news agency GETTY IMAGES, included on their list of the 10 BEST news images made by their photographers around the world over the last seven days, in Los Angeles, California, on December 13th, 2024 💫
In DECEMBER OF 2004, I was arriving home when I saw a police helicopter flying over a neighborhood next to mine, and I got curious to know what was going on. So, I rode my motorcycle there and saw a huge police operation to apprehend stolen goods that were stored in a warehouse near my home. It was the largest seizure of stolen goods that year.
In DECEMBER OF 2024, I was arriving home when I saw some helicopters flying over the mountains and a strong light; at that moment, I knew what was going on, so I just got in my car and drove to photograph this large wildfire that exploded in Malibu this week.
The Earth has rotated 20 times around the Sun, but sometimes it seems that our lives also rotate in circles, which can often take us to different places, but many times look similar in so many ways.
I’m very grateful for all the places and people I’ve encountered over these years through photography, and I hope it continues to take me to many more!
Happy 20 years of professional photography to me!!!!📷🥂
Leave me a comment saying which story you’d like to know about from these 20 years, and I’ll post it later!
Cheers,
Apu Gomes✌🏾

12/12/2024

When I’m on assignment, I always aim to capture moments that transport you right into the scene. But photographing homes and wildlife lost to devastation is always heartbreaking. 💔 It’s more than just an image—it’s a reminder of the immense pain and loss that so many are facing right now.
The Franklin Fire erupted late on December 9 in Malibu, California. The wildfire has scorched over 4,000 acres near Pepperdine University, destroying some homes and forcing thousands to evacuate along the coast amid high winds. I December 10-11, 2024 I 📷️:

05/12/2024

More work with in Los Angeles, California for Southern Hemisphere’s Summer 2025.

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01/12/2024

We can’t wait for Summer 2025
Recent work for in Los Angeles, California

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27/09/2024

In this kind of assignment, there’s always a lot of information and many things to be careful about, which makes time fly by. So, you have to think quickly as well. Even then, I still find myself wondering if is this shot interesting, or not? Is the picture good, or not? Am I in the right place, or not? These doubts have followed me my whole life and it keeps following me until now, but I’ve been learning that they are part of the journey.
Because I think in the end, it’s these very doubts that push me to grow and to refine my craft. And when I see the work out there, I realize that every challenge, every question, has led me to create something truly considerable.
Thanks and for supporting this journey!

20/09/2024

Airport Fire, Sept 9-10, 2014 I 📷️: I
Last week, three small brush fires in Southern California rapidly grew into massive fires, burning over 110,000 acres across four counties and displacing tens of thousands of people. These wildfires — the Line, Bridge, and Airport Fires — devastated homes as firefighters fought tirelessly to protect the communities.

While two of the fires were human-caused, one by accident and the other allegedly intentional, the role of climate and extreme weather is undeniable. With intense winds, dry conditions, and a brutal heatwave pushing temperatures to 110°F, these fires spreads fast.

12/09/2024

I’ve been covering wildfires in California since 2018, but this past week has been on another level. Seeing so many fires rage at once is truly surreal. These shots are from the , which erupted last Saturday and is still burning almost a week later.

Driving up the mountain roads felt like stepping into a nightmare. The destruction is real. Homes, wildlife have been lost. 💔 It’s devastating to witness this much heartache.

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The Line Fire began Thursday afternoon and continues to burn in San Bernardino County, California. A state of emergency has been declared in the county and evacuations have been ordered as crews work to contain a more than 17,000-acre fire amid a heat wave in the region. The fire is zero percent contained as of Sunday evening. I September 7-8, 2024 I 📷️: I

24/08/2024

🎥 The interview I filmed with on Las Vegas is going on tomorrow night! 08/25/24 Thanks to and for being so nice and smooth to work with, .fei for being the best assistant and be down for crazy road trips.

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Falta menos de um mês para desembarcar no Brasil e se apresentar pela primeira vez no Rock in Rio. A expectativa está alta e não é só por parte dos fãs. A cantora americana também não vê a hora de subir no Palco Sunset no dia 22 de setembro. Mas antes ela quer matar a saudade também do pão de queijo e do feijão com arroz, como conta em entrevista para a repórter no deste domingo (25). 😍

E tem uma promessa: Mariah avisou que fará uma seleção especial para cantar as músicas que são mais populares entre os brasileiros. 👀♥️

Foto: Apu Gomes

20/08/2024

Last night the Moon was especially close to the Earth.
The supermoon, known as the Blue moon rises over Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, August 19, 2024.
What’s your favorite moon picture? 🌕

12/08/2024

🌟 Last night was pure magic in Joshua Tree, CA! I headed out to catch the Perseids Meteor Shower at its peak between midnight and 5 a.m., but what I witnessed was beyond my wildest dreams. ✨ Not only did the meteors light up the sky, but the NORTHERN LIGHTS made a surprise appearance too—right here in California! 🌌 Another bucket list item checked off in the most unexpected way. 🌠

24/07/2024

2023 - I was assigned to photograph the Women’s March in Downtown Los Angeles when the Vice-President of United States, Kamala Harris showed up at the stage in front od the LA City Hall to delivery her remarks about protecting women rights. Do you wanna know about this assignment?

07/06/2024

The photographer Apu Gomes during a lecture at the Arfoc-SP Studies Center, on Wednesday night.
Native of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, who currently lives in Los Angeles, California, Apu talked about his career, from his days as an office boy in an advertising agency until he arrived at Skid Row, the Crackland Angelina, where he continued the work he began in the Crackland in São Paulo, Brazil, and the relation between local news and international coverage.

The talk will soon be available on YouTube

It was a photojournalism class, which included important photojournalists in the audience, as well as friends and family of the photographer.

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Reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved by law 9.610/98.

07/01/2024

2023 is in the rearview, but I couldn’t start posting my 2024 pictures before posting some pictures of the most massive swell that I’ve seen at California’s coastline since I’ve living here. December 30th was epic!

31/12/2023

My last LA sunset of the year! Rain is a blessing 💫 Very grateful for everything that happened this year! 🙏🏽 Happy 2024 for you all!🥂 Peace to the World!🤍

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