PERSONAL
About Me
Professional Photographer (IPF- Porto); Underwater Photography Juryman (FPAS);SSI Dive Master; Certified Teaching Skills (IAC-Porto); Mechanical Engineer (University of Coimbra).
Until 2010 was working in engineering in full time. Since then works as a freelancer in Engineering and Photography activities.
Born in Angola. Lived in Democratic Republic of Congo and Portugal. currently lives in Porto.
- COLECÇÃO IMAGENS JCR, trademark owner.
TRAINING IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY AREA
Training in the photography area
- Underwater photography workshop, held by the photographer Rui Guerra, organized by Escosub (2005)
- Digital Photography Basic Course at IPF- Porto (2009/2010);
- Certified as an underwater photography juryman for FPAS - Federação Portuguesa de Atividades Subaquáticas (2010);
- Travelling Workshop, El Corte Inglês 2010, by the photographer Vitor Costa, organized by Olhares and Fotoadrenalina;
- Workshop Fotografia de Comida, El Corte Inglês 2010, pela Fotógrafa Cristina Vaz, organizado por Olhares e Fotoadrenalina;
- Conceptual photography, El Corte Inglês 2010, organizado por Olhares and Fotoadrenalina;
- Composition Workshop, FNAC 27/01/2011, by Fotógrafo Vitor Costa, organized by IPF-Porto;
- Photography Archive Workshop, FNAC 04/02/2011, by Miguel Falcão, organized by IPF-Porto;
- Workshop - Main implications of law in photographic activity, FNAC 11/02/2011 by Sofia Lencastre and Sara Brito, organized by IPF-Porto;
- Photography Technique Workshop, FNAC 17/02/2011, by Alexandre Souto, organized by IPF-Porto;
- Workshop of conceptual work and documentary approach reflected on the relationship Nature / Human, FNAC 24/02/2011, by Luis Barbosa, organized by IPF-Porto;
- Fashion photography Workshop, IPF (2011), by Mario Galiano, organized by IPF-Porto;
- Pet Photography workshop I and II , by Lionel Falcon, international photographer ( 2012 and 2014);
SOME PHOTOGRAPHY ACTIVITY
Some photography activity
- Had the opportunity to photograph underwater wild life at some world different locations.
- Juryman member in the XIX Fotosub contest of Sagres-Portugal (Set. 2010);
- Assistant to Vitor Costa in a fashion photography session in a swimming pool for the magazine Espaço t - Associação para Apoio à Integração Social e Comunitária (Dez. 2010);
- Collaborate with IPF in the Qualifica fair (Fair Education, Training, Youth and Employment)
- Underwater photo reportage of diving baptisms performed by the Portuguese Navy during the Qualifica - Fair Education, Training, Youth and Employment (2011);
- Collaborate with diving center Escosub (since 2011);
- Collaborate with diving center Ecoalga (since 2011);
- Photo reportage, with the support of Ecoalga, about two underwater research in the area of Sines (August 2011) carried out by researchers from the Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon;
- Photo reportage multimedia Underwater Hockey (2011);
- Works on underwater photographic for sporting activities and creative field, under the Final Project of the Professional Photography Course in Porto-IPF and portfolio (2011-2012);
- Organizes and conducts Lecture "Underwater Photography vs Commercial Activities", in Colorfoto, Porto (May 2012),
- Launched an initiative to Underwater Photography Workshop in the region of Porto, in collaboration with ESCOSUB, the Academy of Diving Port and CFP, June 2012
- Photo reportage of land activities and apnea, for Apnea Fun, in Vilarinho das Furnas (July 2012);
- Several (16) Photo reportage of Apnea Training, for Escosub/Apnea Fun (2012),
- Presentation of underwater photography and Underwater Photography Session to a group of young people (6-14 years) from Sentido Direto, Quinta da Costa - Vila Nova de Famalicão (July 2012).
- Project "Tiger" (British shorthair cat breed) - PetPhotography Session for self petphotography advertising.
- Launches his 1th series of underwater images postcards (August 2012)
- Collaborates as a photographer for PMMEDIA S.A. ,Leça do Balio - Portugal (September-December 2012)
- Conceived, designed, organized and launched the contest SUB PHOTO CREATIVE IN APNEA 2013 - I - Porto, Portugal
- Underwater Photography shoots to a group of young people at Maiafit, Maia (2013).
- Some photojournalism works for Coleccção Imagens JCR.
- Pet Photography of cats, dogs, eagles, reptiles, etc.
- Collaborates as a photographer for PMMedia S.A in an enterview of Mr Cornélio Caley (Angola Cultural State Secretary);
- Photo Report of the Grooming Contest "II Concurso de Grooming da AGP" (Jan. 2014);
- Photo Report of "Grooming e Estética Aninmal" Workshop in Cão sem Segredos at X Congresso Hospital Veterinário Montenegro.
- Several photoreports published trought the Blog of www.coleccaoimagensjcr.com.
EXHIBITIONS & LECTURES
Held several solo and group underwater photography (wild life and creative self productions) exhibitions
- FPAS Photography contest "Salão do Mar IX(2007) and X(2009) group exhibitions;
- Two solo exhibitions and presentation at CCD- - Centro Cultural dos Trabalhadores da Câmara Municipal do Porto-2009;
- Solo private Exhibition for Sarau do Consórcio EGF- Fiscalização da Metro do Porto (June 2010), no IPP Escola Superior de Música e das Artes do Espetáculo do Porto;
- Solo exhibition at Wall Street Institute Porto downtown - July 2010;
- Solo exhibition at Fénix Café Gallery - Porto, may/june 2011;
- Solo exhibition at Boavista Wall Street Institute - Porto (July 2011);
- Solo exhibition at Casa do Alentejo, Lisbon (Sep./Oct. 2011);
- Solo exhibition at Clube Literário do Porto (December 2011);
- Group exhibition at Centro Português de Atividades Subaquáticas (CPAS), Lisbon (January 2011 - December 2012);
- Water Sports - Solo exhibition at Exposição Clube Fluvial Portuense (CFP), Porto (June 2012 - July2012);
- Underwater Views - Solo exhibition at Sala de âmbito Cultural - El Corte Inglês, Vila Nova de Gaia, september 2012;
- Group exhibitions at IPF - Instituto Português de fotografia, Porto, Feb. 2010 - April 2012);
- Solo exhibition "The Surface can wait" at Colectivo f4 Gallery, Porto ( April - May 2013);
- Presented with a stand at Expozoo 2014 - Exponor (Jan. 2014);
- Solo exhibition at Wall Street English Constituição (july 2014 - september 2014);
- Is preparing his firts Pet photography exhibition to be hekd in november 2014.
Publications
Publications
- 1th series of postcards Underwater Wild Life pictures - Porto Covo (16 different postcards. Available individually or in two kind of packing (Limited edition).
- Bookmarks series of Underwater Wild Life
- Book "Below the Water Line";
- Production of a photomontage picture : "Lionesa Wall Street"
COLLABORATES AS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR
Collaborate as a photographer for
- Dive Center Ecoalga (Porto Covo - Portugal);
- Apnea School Apneia Fun/Escosub (Leça da Palmeira - Portugal);
- Free Dive Center Sub Abismo (Leça da Palmeira - Portugal).
- Freelancer photographer at Villas & Golf (PMmedia S.A.) como freelancer
- Management, coordination and photographer at Colecção Imagens JCR