Marcos Alberti’s “3 Glasses” project began with a joke and a few
drinks with his friends.
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The photo project originally depicted Alberti’s friends drinking,
first immediately after work and then after one, two, and three
glasses of wine.
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But after the circulation of the story, “3 Glasses” became more than
just a joke. In fact, it went viral, garnering more than 1 million
views and nearly 1,800 comments in its first week. So Alberti started
taking more pictures and not just of his friends.
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“The first picture was taken right away when our guests had just
arrived at the studio in order to capture the stress and the fatigue
after a full day after working all day long and from also facing rush
hour traffic to get here,” Alberti explained on his website. “Only
then fun time and my project could begin. At the end of every glass of
wine, a snapshot, nothing fancy, a face and a wall, 3 times.”
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Why was the series so popular? Anyone who has ever had a long day at
work and needed to “wine” down will quickly see why.The Brazilian
photographer said he wanted to determine whether three glasses could
radically change his subjects’ moods.
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“The first glass of wine is all about the food, the second glass is
about love and the third glass is about mayhem.’ I really wanted to
see it for myself if that affirmation was in fact true,” said Marcos.