Backlit Brazil: Photographing Silhouettes

By TIME Staff
Rio Gears Up For World Cup Tourism
Workers construct the FIFA Fan Fest stage, where fans will be able to watch games broadcast live, on Copacabana Beach on June 1, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Preparations Continue For Summer Olympic Games In Rio De Janeiro
People gather beneath the Christ the Redeemer statue as mist passes at the summit of Corcovado on October 22, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Residents Crowd Beaches During Rio De Janeiro Heat Wave
Crowds jam Ipanema Beach during a summer heat wave in the city on January 3, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
People Practice Slacklining in Rio
People practice slack lining on Copacabana Beach on February 8, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Residents Crowd Beaches During Rio De Janeiro Heat Wave
Kids play on the rocks at Arpoador at sunset during a summer heat wave in the city on January 3, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Circus Festival Held In Rio De Janeiro
Artists from the Cia Base circus group perform in the show Futebol Voador (Flying Soccer) during the International Circus Festival in the Vila Cruzeiro favela on May 12, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Summer Storm Hits Rio De Janeiro
A worker stands beneath umbrellas along Copacabana Beach as lightning flashes during a powerful early evening thunderstorm on January 16, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Pacification Operation Undertaken In Favela In Rio de Janeiro
A military helicopter flies overhead during a 'pacification' operation in the favela complex of Lins de Vasconcelos, in the North Zone, on October 6, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Anti-Government Demonstrators Protest Across Brazil Over Country Hosting World Cup
Military police keep watch a protest against the upcoming 2014 World Cup on May 15, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Rio Special Forces Conduct Operations Ahead Of World Cup
Squad commander Inspector Julio Goncalves from the CORE police special forces aims his weapon during an operation to search of fugitives in the Complexo do Alemao pacified favela on May 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Rio Favela Overlooks Maracana World Cup Stadium
Kids look over a ledge as a trash fire burns in the Mangueira favela which overlooks the famed Maracana Stadium on June 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Rio De Janeiro Lights Annual Floating Christmas Tree
Stand-up paddle boarders row before the lighting ceremony for Rio de Janeiro's famed floating Christmas tree in Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas on November 30, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Rio De Janeiro Gears Up For Carnival Celebration
A young reveler runs during pre-Carnival festivities in the Cantagalo shantytown community next to neighboring Pavao-Pavaozinho on February 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Residents Crowd Beaches During Rio De Janeiro Heat Wave
A man flips off the rocks at Arpoador at sunset during a summer heat wave in the city on January 3, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Rio's Pacified Favelas Face Challenges Ahead Of World Cup
A girl plays soccer in front of graffiti created by acclaimed local graffiti artist Acme in the pacified Pavao-Pavaozinho community, on May 8, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro.Mario Tama—Getty Images
General Views of Arena Amazonia - FIFA World Cup Venues Brazil 2013
People gather at Ponta Negra beach on Rio Negro, a branch of the Amazon River, on November 23, 2013 in Manaus, Brazil.Mario Tama—Getty Images

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