Originally, I have studied humanities (History as a bachelor’s degree and Journalism as masters) and then I found in photography a means of expression, a way of being creative, a language more universal than words. It was on the Professional Course of Photography in The Portuguese Institute of Photography where I developed practical and theoretical knowledge in all photography genders. From there I went to the newsrooms. In a photography studio everything is controlled, the set, the light, the subject, to me the true challenge was photographing outside in a space where nothing is under our control, where people do not want to be photographed and five minutes is all we got for making a portrait, where nothing occurs like expected, with the worst light possible, with a crowd behind, with no photographic manipulation. If we knew how to photograph, under those circumstances, we reach a new level as a photographer, a hold of the camera and the light, like they were an extension of ourselves. Those are the lessons of photojournalism I hold on and transpose to every photographic work I do. Although as a true perfectionist I am apologetic of good planning.

Behind the lenses

Tell visual stories