Leica M EV1 video Rui Caria, Portugal 2025, villages after the 2025 wildfires

Leica M EV1 video Rui Caria Portugal 2025, villages after the 2025 wildfires

Credits: Daniel Rodrigues

A Leica piece on villages in central Portugal after the 2025 wildfires.

To mark the launch of the new Leica M EV1, I filmed a short video with Rui Caria in central Portugal, travelling through villages severely affected by the summer 2025 wildfires, the largest burned area on record in the region.

I shot the footage; Rui, a long-time friend, edited it. The aim wasn’t to search for beauty in the ashes, but to face what remains after the flames: traces, suspended gestures, and the fragility of communities that endure.

Leica feature: https://pt.leica-camera.com/rui-caria-com-a-leica-m-ev1/

See Rui’s work: www.ruicaria.com

Credits:

Filming: Daniel Rodrigues

Editing: Rui Caria

Filmed by Daniel Rodrigues and edited by Rui Caria.

Credits: Daniel Rodrigues