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Biography:
“Photography was one of my dreams that, fortunately, has come true.
My journey began at Ar.Co where I studied photography and, afterwards, as a professional photographer, in the Portuguese newspaper, DN. However, I’ve always felt unfulfilled.
I found it not very attractive to photograph politics, entrepreneurs and other public personalities with whom I had, most of the times, no sympathy at all.
Then, I worked in advertising, which offered me great human experiences and accounted for professional enrichment, although the recollection of those days still reveals a mismatch between my ideals and the ones that must guide professionals of that field.
I needed to find out what really interested me and what would actually fit my profile.
It was when I left to discover the world.
I spent the 90’s traveling around, approximately, one hundred countries, performing photography reportages and deepening unforgettable human experiences. I used to come to Portugal once in a while to publish work, catch up with family and friends and lecturing photography courses.
From the many experiences that have marked me, the most significant were living among indigenous tribes, photographing in the middle of a war scenario, visiting His Holiness the Dalai Lama, sleeping inside the Amazon rainforest, tasting the magic of Machu Pichu and feeling the peace of Laos.
In fact, from all places I’ve been to, those who awed me most were Tibet, Laos, Vanuatu, India and the Amazon.
The Amazon rainforest was, perhaps, the most interesting paradise I’ve visited up to now. From that rich experience emerged this photography book and also the summary of my odyssey at the Amazon end, in the book’s last pages. “
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Barcelos Guerreiro Lobito, in Hidden Amazon
Education and Training:
1980/1983 Photography Course at Ar.Co
1988/1989 Course on Audiovisual Media at T.S.F.
1996 Course on Image Digitization at F.L.A.G.
Work Experience:
Photography reporter at Diário de Notícias
Advertising photography at Estúdio Nove Doze
Photography trainer at Escola Secundária das Olaias
Photography trainer at Oásis - Centro de Integração de Jovens
Photography trainer at the Antananarivo Prison Facility in Madagascar
Photography trainer at Escola Profissional de Imagem
Photography trainer at Escola Técnica de Imagem e Comunicação (ETIC)
Photography trainer for several workshops at ETIC/EPI
Photography editor for Lux magazine
Photography trainer at S.E.N.A. in Colombia
Photography trainer at a Prison Facility in Colombia
Photography trainer at Restart
TV show for SIC Channel “Alice in Travelers Land”
TV show for RTP 2 Channel “Pasteis de Nata”
Photography trainer at the Portuguese Institute of Photography
Several radio programs on traveling – “Open Window” – with Aurélio Pereira at Rádio Clube Português
Freelancer work:
Publications at Blitz magazine
Fashion catalog for Modeline
Publications at DN newspaper
Publications at S.L.R. Photography magazine, USA
Publications at Photo magazine, France
New Frontier Catalog
Publications at Blitz magazine
Publications at DN newspaper
Work at José Carlos Nascimento studio
Photography work for the book África o Traje (Africa, the Costume)
Work at Rui Santos studio
Publications at GEO magazine, France
Work at Roberto Santo Andreu studio
Photography work for the book Goa o Traje (Goa, the Costume)
Reportages:
Bissau, Guinea – Diário de Notícias newspaper
Goa, Hanoi, Holanda – Caras magazine (Geo)
Goa, India – Rotas & Destinos magazine
Lisbon – Voiageur magazine (The Netherlands)
Tanzania - Rotas & Destinos magazine
Nicaragua, Vietnam, Button, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand, Cuba, India, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Guatemala, Buenos Aires, Bolivia, Uruguay, Peru, Ushuaia, Austria – Caras magazine
Honduras – Meridian magazine (Denmark)
Panama – Descobrir magazine
Vietnam, Laos, Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, India, Copenhagen, Buenos Aires – Rotas & Destinos magazine
Cuba, Austria, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tanzania, India, Nepal, Button, Peru – Gente em Férias magazine
Honduras, Cambodia, Prague, Oporto, Viana do Castelo, Guatemala, Ushuaia, Bolivia, Chile – Caras Viagens magazine
Honduras – Vagabond magazine (Denmark)
Exhibitions:
“Guiné o Traje” (Guinea, the Costume) at Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Lisbon
“Ares do Norte” (Winds from the North) at Câmara Municipal de Valpaços, Chaves
“Rebentos de Soja” (Soy Sprouts) at Galeria de Arte Optivisão, Lisbon
“Oriente” at Museu Michel Giacometti, Setúbal
SER at Fundação do Oriente, Macau
“O Outro Lado” (The Other Side) at Fundação do Oriente, Goa
“A Magia da Luz” (The Magic of Light) at Café de Arte, Italy
“Children in the World” at Cordoaria de Lisboa, Lisbon
“Amazónia Oculta” (Hidden Amazon) at Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Lisbon
“Amazónia Oculta” (Hidden Amazon) at Leticia Museum, Colombia
“Visões Convergentes” (Converging Visions), Colombia
“Amazónia Oculta” (Hidden Amazon) at Restart, Portugal
“Olhares” (Glances) joint exhibition, Portugal
Prizes:
1st prize in colour and 2nd prize in B&W – Câmara Municipal de Lisboa contest “Discover Your Homeland”
Honourable Mention – Câmara Municipal de Lisboa contest “Photography Marathon 24 hours”
Honourable Mention – F.I.I. contest “Expor Visão”
Best indigenous photography portfolio, Andres Bello Foundation, Colombia
Honourable Mention – GEO magazine
Honourable Mention – National Geographic magazine (Converging Visions), Mexico
Honourable Mention – C.M.M. (Hidden Amazon)
Books:
Presentation of book “Guinea, the Costume”, Lisbon
Presentation of book “Hidden Amazon”, Lisbon
Presentation of book “Hidden Amazon”, Colombia
Presentation of book “Hidden Amazon”, Brazil
Presentation of book “Sounds of Silence”, Lisbon
Presentation of book “Glances”, Viana do Castelo
Comments:
He is a hiker of the world, has visited all four corners of the globe, bringing us, with uncommon sensitivity, strong images that so often we prefer not to see or avoid with an hypocrite eye, jogged at the table of a pseudo-cultured coffee talk.
Nuno Costa
Historian
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This passionate photographer, citizen of the world, who has belonged to fashion, advertising, day-to-day journalism with politicians with whom very seldom shared some sympathy, leaves us this photography file, so important, adding one more link in the chain of solidarity and respect for the cause of the Amazon people and ethnical minorities spread throughout the world, who need our solidary shout.
José Soudo
Photography teacher at Ar.Co
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An artist that jeopardizes his comfort and many times his own life is, in fact, a remarkable artist.
As for the pictures illustrating page after page, not only they offer us beautiful paintings of the luxurious Amazon vegetation but also set us face to face, in his daily life, with the men, women and children from that distant tribe with whom this Portuguese photographer has entered into very affectionate relationship and deep human respect. Very recommendable.
Mário Braga
Census Taker, 2000
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The web site of the Portuguese photographer of whom I speak is www.nlphotographer.com. It is really impressive, not only for the quality of the work but also for the countries he has been to... his trips make us envious... his pictures speak by themselves.
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It seems like his eyes and his camera merge, in order to accomplish these great pictures. This is difficult to achieve, necessary and indispensable to surprise and fascinate, and he does it. (...) He is a passionate photographer, body and soul, and we know it when we get to see his fantastic pictures. What else can I say? Excellent! That’s the perfect word.
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