I was born in Lisbon and grew up playing in Sintra-Cascais hills and on its coastline. With an early passage in photography at Ar.Co (Art and Visual Communication Centre), I later graduated with an MA Geography degree while attending the darkroom of the arts college from the University of Dundee. Environmental studies, a thesis on migration fluxes and an appeal for diversity, made me further develop an interest in portraying the socioeconomic realities. Alongside, Rock Climbing, the Surf as well as work guiding people, has constantly led me outdoors ever since I was a teenager. I lived a few years abroad in Scotland and Catalonia, and Portugal’s Southwest is now home.
I find sense in poetess Sophia de Mello Breyner words: “He who sees the frightening splendour of the world is logically led to see the frightening suffering of the world. He who sees the phenomenon wants to see the whole phenomenon. It is only a matter of attention, sequence and rigour”.
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