I turned from commercial work to documentary photography because it forces me to confront myself how I see, and why.
I follow the moment until it reveals itself. The act is closer to play than labor, yet it is play with consequences.

My past in the commercial world taught me discipline: how to shape light with precision, how to hold a frame with rigor.
I use these skills not to decorate, but to build images that demand attention.
Beauty is not sweetness. Beauty is a trap.
When light and composition are exact, the viewer cannot look away, and in their gaze, understanding begins to form.

Even when the story is brutal or filled with despair, the image must seduce before it wounds.
An ugly photograph lets the viewer escape too easily. A beautiful one keeps them there, suspended, forced to reflect.

I am open to collaborations and assignments where there is time to go deep, where ideas carry weight, and where beauty is not an accessory but a necessity.

  • A small fishing settlement lives around the daily work of Xávega.

    Xávega is a centuries-old fishing practice along Portugal’s coast. It consists of dragging large seine nets from the sea

    back to the beach, a method that has long defined the rhythm of many coastal communities.

    In the central regions, fishermen refer to it simply as “arte,” while in the south it became known as “Xávega.” Today, it

    remains a living expression of Portugal’s maritime culture and heritage

    In Costa da Caparica, Capitaó Carlo and his crew push the boats into the water and ride out past the surf to set the nets.

    When they return, tractors pull the ropes across the beach while others guide and gather them by hand.

    Families wait nearby, children running between piles of nets, dogs weaving through the crowd and the endless chaos of

    hungry seagulls trying to get their share. Fish are sorted on the beach and sold immediately.

    Then they head out again.

    Two to three times per day.

    Every day of the week. All year.

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  • Highlighting illegal dumping in Portugal trough beautiful and melancholic images.

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  • A collection of selected images shot while touring south-east Africa.

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A lion with a mane standing on a large rock formation against a cloudy sky.

Image Gallery

A woman in sunglasses pushes a stroller with a child sleeping inside past two young boys sitting on the sidewalk against a wall with a map of Mexico painted on it.
Silhouettes of two men exchanging a handshake on a dock by the water during sunset
Silhouettes of two Zebra standing in foggy, orange-lit landscape with scattered dead tree branches.
A small outdoor marketplace with a young boy standing in front, smiling. The stall has fruits and vegetables, with plastic bags hanging, a sign that reads 'Welcome to McDonald's Chips,' and a rustic, makeshift structure.
A lion standing on a large rock formation with a cloudy sky in the background.
A person standing at a railroad crossing, facing mountains with snow-covered trees, under a partly cloudy sky.
Silhouettes of two monkeys fighting on a tree branch, with blurred background.
A young monkey sitting on a log by a body of water, looking into the distance.
A small lion sitting on top of a large rock formation in a grassy landscape under a partly cloudy sky.
Seagulls flying over fishermen on a beach at sunrise, with fishermen attending to their catch and seagulls gathering around fishing boats.
An elephant walking along a grassy water's edge in a savannah at sunset with smoke rising in the distance
Seagulls gathered on a sandy beach with a plastic crate filled with water and seagulls in the foreground, and a large number of seagulls flying overhead near the shoreline at sunset or sunrise.
A red tractor parked on a beach at night, with two people sitting and chatting near it, and a cityscape with lit buildings in the background.
People working on a boat launch on a beach during sunset, with a large tractor and three individuals holding ropes.
Black and white photo of two people sitting at a table with a round glass ashtray in the foreground. One person is covering their face with their hands, and the other person is smiling, looking to the side. The background includes reflections on a wi
A woman pushing a stroller on a sidewalk, two children sitting against a wall, and a mural of a map of a country on the wall behind them.
A young elephant standing near a watering hole in a dry landscape with sparse trees.
Close-up of the face and trunk of an elephant with large ears and tusks
A herd of zebras walking across a savannah during sunset, with trees and dusty terrain in the background.
Small monkey sitting on a large, textured log near water with blurred rocks in the background.
A rugged landscape with sparse trees in the foreground, rolling hills in the middle distance, and a mountain range in the background under a cloudy sky.
Elephant by water with a distant smoke plume in the landscape
Elephants walking through tall, golden grass with one elephant kicking up dust in the background.
A cheetah and a cub resting on a log in a vast, dry grassland with distant mountains in the background.
Three young lions sitting on a tree log and one lion walking through dry grass in a savanna landscape at dusk or dawn.