Wedding at Hotel Club d’Azeitão | Mariana + Bernardo

Mariana and Bernardo have been two good friends of mine for 10 years, and since the day they became parents of Tomás, I became their family photographer. Until the day they asked me to be their wedding photographer! 🥹

The whole wedding day was full of special moments. The moment when the bridesmaids had their first look to Mariana’s wedding dress. The moment when Mariana gave a little piano concert before going to the church. The moment when the groomsmen made a hilarious entrance into the saloon. The surprise concert that the bride’s sister, Joana, planned, where she and all their friends sang Disney songs with personalized lyrics to the bride and groom. It was a really really emotional and happy day where I felt part of their family. 🫶

Wedding at Quinta do Vale, Lisbon | Filipa + Miguel

Pipa and Miguel's wedding had a very special touch for me: practically my entire family was there. Capturing a day as special as my cousin Pipa's wedding, with all the people we love most present, was gold on blue.

The wedding day was very happy and full of beautiful details. The presence of the bride's father's car, a Fiat 124 Spider from the 70s. The joy on the bride and groom's faces throughout the ceremony. The reading of the votes. Placing the votes in a box with a bottle of wine from Madeira, Miguel's homeland. The wet rain appeared during the ceremony and made for some very beautiful photographs. My mother's birthday 🫶. The drawing of Piruças, the bride and groom's dog, made by Carolina, Pipa's niece. The (almost) running over of one of my machines while Pipa parked the car better for the photos. 😅

Actress Portraits

This photoshoot was a lot of fun. Just 4 actresses doing acting exercises while I photographed them and played with different light setups.

Enjoy!

Laura & Mark

Pregnant Yoginī

Fun fact about this session: it was just 4 days before Benjamin was born. (my nephew 🥹)

It was a session that lasted 25 minutes, done during sunset, and I used the light that came through the window to illuminate Inês and make some more creative compositions.

Natálias

The play “Natálias” celebrates the centenary of Natália Correia, in a show that, among “smokes, glasses of champagne, declamations, songs, piano, meetings and disagreements”, brings together 23 women on stage, which celebrate the life and work of the poet and politician, taking as a starting point the book by Filipa Martins: “O Dever de Deslumbrar”, by Contraponto.

I went to photograph this piece at the invitation of my friend and actress, Lígia Churro, and it was an experience that I loved. I concluded that photographing a play is, essentially, capturing various types of emotions and expressions on steroids, and never being interrupted with an “oh, I never look good in photos, stop!” 😅

Baja Portalegre 2023

Baja Portalegre is one of the events that make up the Rally-Raid World Cup, in which motorcycles, SSVs and cars participate.

I went as a photographer for the Touratech Garmin Racing Team, with the aim of capturing the experience of participating in a Baja Portalegre, from preparing the bike to reaching the end of the race.

It was a very tough experience, full of mud and rain (classic of this race), but super fun and with a touch of adrenaline in the mix.

The idea of combining the natural landscape with sport has always attracted me, probably because I started photography through surfing, and so I already had a lot of expectations for this experience.

The photographic possibilities are practically endless, such as using trees or rocks to frame the subject, waiting for a spotlight in the landscape to illuminate it, Panning (photo with drag), etc.

Kids

Today I bring you one of my favorite subjects to photograph: Kids!

Their genuine expressions, the curiosity they manifest towards the world, the raw emotions… it all makes for some of my most impactful photographs I’ve created.

JRNY Fitness - Best of

Today I'm talking to you about a project that I have great affection for and that I am happy to be the official photographer - JRNY Fitness.

JRNY Fitness is a Body & Mind fitness training streaming service, created by my friend Daniel Mendes in 2020, and of which I have been part since 2022.

It all started when Daniel sent me a message because he needed photographic content for the project's Instagram page, and he remembered me. I was immediately super excited, because it coincided exactly with the time when I made the decision to become a professional photographer and, therefore, I was looking to increase and improve my portfolio.

The first photo session was in the Gulbenkian garden, on a cold January afternoon, and as it went so well, we never stopped from then on. In total, we have already done 3 photo sessions and 3 new seasons.

Here are some of my favorite photos so far. Hope you like it!