I never expected to win the European Wedding Golden Camera back in 2021, 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 Europe while representing Portugal and having my 4 […]
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Lino & Marlene in a wedding photo session in Venice
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 […]
Read MoreFinalist for Portuguese Photographer of the Year 2023
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 […]
Read MoreWhy Nikon?
As a wedding photographer who has exclusively used Nikon cameras for over 10 years and shot over 300 weddings in the last 7 years, I thought I could share my experience with the brand so far. One of the things I hear most about my photos is “how did you […]
Read More2022 Top 50 wedding photographer in the world by Fearless Photographers
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 […]
Read MoreCarlota & Diogo, A Fairytale Wedding in Madeira Island
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 50 staff members in what was one of the biggest wedding in Madeira Island since i can remember. Another challenge was […]
Read MoreCristy & Thomas, Our Lady of the Rock in The Algarve
Are you looking for a wedding photographer to register your wedding in The Algarve? Besides Madeira, there are another 2 places in Portugal that I love to photograph weddings and where I also feel at home. One of them is definitely The Algarve. When Cristy & Thomas, a dutch couple […]
Read MoreImagen.AI ambassador
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 […]
Read MoreLaura & Connor, a destination wedding in a Portuguese Monastery
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. […]
Read MoreEvelina & Hugo, one of the few weddings from 2020
Evelina & Hugo are an international couple…he is Portuguese, she is Slovenian, they live in Norway and got married against all odds in 2020, in Madeira Island, despite Covid! Besides elopements, it was one of the few weddings I photographed in 2020, at a time when Covid restrictions had been […]
Read MoreCaroline & Tjakko, wedding photos in Chateau Eze, French Riviera
One of my bucket list locations was 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 little château and a beatiful tropical garden. When Caroline and Tjakko, an […]
Read MoreSandra & Vítor, the soccer player’s wedding
Sandra and Vítor’s wedding, a well-known football player in regional football, with feet of wool, was one of the local weddings I had the most pleasure to photograph in 2021, for many reasons, but also because it was one of those rare weddings in which the groom was also brave […]
Read MoreSophia & John, the Madeira Wine Blandy’s Wedding
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 […]
Read MoreIPPVA Judge for the Irish Photographer of the Year 2023
I am thrilled to share that I have been invited by the Irish Professional Photography and Video Association (IPPVA) to serve as a judge for the second time in a row in the prestigious Irish Photographer of the Year award! It is an incredible honor to be invited to judge […]
Read MoreKoyLab Ambassador
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 […]
Read MoreEuropean Wedding Golden Camera Winner
And it happened !!! Last april the 11th, in an online cerimony conducted by the Federation of European Photographers, directly from Rome, I was awarded the Golden Camera for the EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2021 in the Weddings category. It is without a doubt the highlight of my adventure […]
Read MoreAo vivo com o meu bom amigo Nuno Lopes no seu programa 50mm
Querem conhecer-me um pouco melhor? Aqui fica uma entrevista ao vivo com o meu bom amigo Nuno Lopes, um dos melhores fotógrafos portugueses da atualidade.
Read MoreAnia & Sam, two years later they were back in Madeira Island
Ania & Sam were definitly one of the nicest couples that I had the pleasure to photograph. I was honored to photograph their wedding back in 2017 and they came back in 2020 for another photoshoot. They always said they werent a romantic couple. I disagree 😀
Read MoreInvitation to be a jury member for the Fotografi-cameramani 2020
It is certainly an amazing honor and at the same time a huge responsibility to be invited to be part of the jury of a renowned international photography contest like Fotografi-cameramani 2020, which is one of the oldest and most renowned contests in Europe, alongside a panel of judges that […]
Read MorePhoto of the year at the MyWed Awards 2018
What an honour to have won photo of the year in one of the categories at the MyWed Awards 2018. I actually managed to win over photos from some of the best wedding photographers out there, like Igor Bulgak, Pete Farrell or Victor Marti. I am still in denial 🙂 […]
Read MoreMarlene & Márcio, a photoshoot in the beaches in Sintra
Because from time to time it is important to broaden the horizons a little, this time I share with you part of a small session held in Sintra the day after the wedding of this fantastic couple who welcomed me as one of their own and that made such a […]
Read MoreMarlene & Márcio, a genuine portuguese wedding in Sintra
This was the most recent wedding that i photographed in mailand Portugal, in Sintra, on a hot August day. Unfortunetly the weather didn’t help and what everyone expected to be a magical summer day, turned out to look more like an autumn rainy day and there was no shortage of […]
Read MoreN. #46 in the ISPWP World Top 100 Wedding Photographers – 2019
Closing the year in big fashion!!! After being able to finish in place n. #40 in the top 100 of the website THIS IS REPORTAGE for 2019, here comes more good news, having managed to also finish in an amazing n. #46 spot in the International Society of Professional Wedding […]
Read MoreN. #40 in the TIR Top 100 Best Wedding Photographers in 2019
The Christmas season has arrived with rhinitis, a conjunctivitis and 2 teeth removed, but at least, when it comes to photography the news have been great 🙂 At this time of the year all the major international wedding photography platforms begin to elect their world top 100. This Is Reportage, […]
Read MoreInterview by Joe Milton, the founder of ISPWP
What an honour! A few days ago i got an invitation in my email to be interviewed by Joe Milton, the founder of the ISPWP – International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers At first i thought it was a joke, but it was actually real and i received his call yesterday […]
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