The origin of the term “cloud” can be found in the Old English words clud or clod, meaning a hill or a mass of stone. Around the beginning of the 13th century, the word came to be used as a metaphor for rain clouds, because of the similarity in appearance between a mass of rock and cumulus heap cloud. Over time, the metaphoric usage of the word supplanted the Old English weolcan, which had been the literal term for clouds in general.

In metereology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space.

On Earth, clouds are formed as a result of saturation of the air when it is cooled to its dew point, or when it gains sufficient moisture (usually in the form of water vapor) from an adjacent source to raise the to raise the dew to the ambient temperature.

I am a passionate traveller and have had the chance to visit and explore about 50 countries since I left my home country of Brazil in 1995.
During my travels I became an amateur photographer, taking short photographic courses and workshops from time to time. Once in Paris, I met George Fèvre (1930-2007), a master in darkroom black-and-white photography who greatly influenced me, and since then the shades of black-and-white became my personal preference in my snapshots.
As a traveller and amateur photographer I facilitate my own events, which include various exhibitions, documentaries, plays and talks presented as a form of exchange with others around the world.
On my second trip to India in 2009, I photographed some environmental issues across the country.