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 […]
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Cristy & 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 Island, 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 […]
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 has 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 little château and a beatiful tropical garden. When Caroline and Tjakko, […]
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 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 MoreFEP Golden Camera Winner – European Wedding Photographer of the Year 2021
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 […]
Read MorePhoto selected by the INSIDER as one of the 60 best wedding photos taken in 2019
Another of my photos has just been published on the INSIDER blog, integrating the selection of the best wedding photos of 2019. This is the second time this year that one of my photos has been featured on that blog, after having integrated that selection in 2018. “The juxtaposition of […]
Read MoreDiana & Hugo, the first wedding held at the Pestana CR7 hotel
It’s been a while since i have published a black and white edit, much less a wedding with so much fun! A marriage with several setbacks and anxiety, but with a lot of excitement to the mix … just like I like it! And what about the venue location!!! It […]
Read MoreDani & Robert, a Photoshoot in Tenerife Island, Spain
During my last week’s break in Tenerife Island, I was given the opportunity to photograph two different couples in a real Spanish ghost town. These are some photos from the first couple, that curiosly was the first couple whose wedding I photographed in 2014, back in Madeira Island, using the […]
Read MoreMarlene & Lino, the Vespa scooters Wedding in Madeira Island
In 2018 I had the honor and pleasure to photograph the wedding of Marlene and Lino, a couple that is already part of my extended heart family. A marriage with everything, everyone and in every way, full, overflowing with feelings and emotion, held in an amazing setting in Madeira Island, […]
Read MoreMarta & Tiago, a Spanish-Portuguese wedding in Madeira island
In Portugal there is saying that goes “from Spain, neither good winds nor good marriages”. That is surely not true for this wedding, because Marta, my first Spanish bride, and Tiago, a Madeiran fit perfectly together. In a talk with these 2 fabulous people, I discovered that it was fate […]
Read MoreCristiane & Felipe, one of my first familly photoshoots
I had the pleasure of starting 2019 with this super friendly couple from Brazil, living in the UK, on another of my adventures in search of the best sceneries, this time with Madeira Island’s cliffs and ocean as a backdrop. The novelty here was the fact that I photographed their […]
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