“The picturesque landscape of Madeira Island, amidst the azure expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, was the place to begin the next chapter of Michelle and Christopher’s lives as a married couple. Hailing from the UK, they chose Belmond Reid’s Palace, one of the oldest hotels in the world, filled with […]
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Nikki & Stephen, came from the New Jersey in the United States to have a beautiful 3-day destination Indian wedding at the luxurious Savoy Palace in Madeira Island, Portugal, from the welcoming party, to the Mendy, The Haldy, The Sangeet and the Wedding. The wedding was full of vibrant colors […]
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I rarely take on proposals these days. However, when the stars align it is still one of my favorite things to do in the wedding photography area. Specially when you come across such beautiful souls like Abhi & Nisha. They were beaming with happiness, their love for each other evident […]
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Amanda & Erick came from the state of Natal in Brazil to Madeira Island in Portugal, to exchange vows exactly 10 years after they met. Madeira was always in their mind since the start as the place to celebrate their love and not even the stormy weather we had this […]
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What can I say about this wedding?! There are no words! The best way to express it will be through this small selection of images. They held the wedding at a very special venue, at the Casa Velha do Palheiro, a Relais & Châteaux Hotel, which is one of my […]
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Couldn’t help sharing this amazing wedding held at Forte da Cruz, in Estoril, a superb historic castle in Portugal with stunning sea views. Catherine and Kevin brought their family, their closest friends but also their traditions from the USA to Portugal for their international destination wedding. This was my first […]
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A Anna e o João são um casal germano-português, vindos da Alemanha, que conheci através de um amigo em comum. Foi uma honra fotografar o casamento deles na Ilha da Madeira. Estas são algumas fotos que tiramos alguns dias antes do casamento na floresta mágica da Madeira, o Fanal. As […]
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One of my bucket list locations has always been Eze Village, 30 m away from Nice, in France. Eze is a charming small village on top of a rock in the French Riviera, with amazing views, narrow medieval streets, a château and a beatiful tropical garden. When Caroline and Tjakko, […]
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Did I mention I love traveling? Obviously I am essentially a local destination wedding photographer operating in Madeira Island, Portugal, but I usually reserve a few weddings slots a year for other destinations while doing a little vacation while I am there. This time the destination was Tuscany in Italy, […]
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I never expected to win the European Wedding Golden Camera back in 2021 for best european wedding photographer of the year, let alone to win it again in 2023. Obviously awards are just awards, but the feeling of having your work stand out amongst 300 hundreds participants from all over […]
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This was a year of amazing experiences that started back in March with a small photoshoot in Rome, weddings in Nice, Braga and The Algarve and last week a full day wedding photoshoot in Venice, the city in which every corner is a photo spot. This bride’s dream was to […]
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These were the photos that guaranteed me a place in the 5 finalists for Portuguese Photographer of the Year 2023. This was the first year I applied for the National Qualifications of APPImagem, an unusual event, of a pedagogical nature, in which photos are evaluated in printed format, live, in […]
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It’s not every day that we are recognized as one of the world’s top 50 wedding photographers by Fearless Photographers, and I couldn’t be happier. For those who may not be familiar, Fearless Photographers is the most respected organization in the wedding photography industry, known for its high standards, which […]
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Being a photographer that usually works solo, this was surely one of the biggest challenges of my career as a wedding photographer…a wedding with over 300 guests and over 30 staff members in what was one of the biggest wedding ever held in Madeira Island. Another challenge was to pick […]
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The Algarve is one of my favorite regions in Portugal to photograph weddings and when Cristy & Thomas, a dutch couple got in touch, I immediately jumped in. How could I say no! They decided to get married in an amazing location called Our Lady of the Rock, near Armação […]
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During a week spent in the Algarve for a wedding, I was also hired to do this photoshoot by Agyness & Etrey, a super cool and nice couple from Malaysia visiting Portugal. But I was far from knowing what a challenge it would be. First of all I had to […]
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One of the moments you realize how far you have reached is when international brands ask you to be their ambassador. This is the case with Imagen.AI, an editing software based in artificial intelligence that learns from your editing and replicates it in in your next editing job. I was […]
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What an amazing wedding I had the opportunity to photograph last saturday in Amares, in the Braga district, in the north of Portugal. Ever dreamt of getting married in a castle or a monastery? This is the place! Nowdays it’s an hotel, called Pousada Mosteiro de Amares. Look it up. […]
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From time to time it’s nice to go back to a wedding from a couple of years back and look at it from a different perspective. Using black and white, you see the core of the photo without the distraction of colors and it makes you focus more on what […]
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Amidst the sun-kissed landscapes and the gentle embrace of the Algarve sun, a truly enchanting celebration of love unfolded. I had the incredible honor of photographing the wedding of the radiant Charlene and her dashing Portuguese descendant groom, who had found their way back to the picturesque town of Tavira […]
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Porto Santo Island’s golden sandy beaches served as the perfect canvas for Joana and Karl’s dream wedding, a couple coming from the UK to get married in their favorite island. The gentle ocean waves provided a melodic backdrop as the couple exchanged vows involved in the natural beauty of the […]
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Madeira Island always had a big connection with British families almost since the time the Portuguese started settling on the island. One of those connections was established through Madeira Wine, which was turned into a premium wine by British families that took residence on the island. One of those families […]
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Laura & Steve, a lovely couple from the UK got married back in 2021 in Porto Santo Island and asked me to be their photographer. They brought their son and daughter and their closest friends and family and threw an amazing and intimate event in a very cool restaurant (Pé […]
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I met Deborah and Luis a few years ago while I photographed one of Deborah’s cousin’s wedding in Porto Santo Island and I think we immediately connect. Later I also ended up photographing their wedding back in 2021, again in Porto Santo, which was really nice because that island is […]
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It is with great pride that I announce that I am now an ambassador for KoyLab, a Portuguese company specialized in printing and manufacturing high quality photo albums. It is always important when our work is recognized by a brand, but it is even more special when we identify with […]
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