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This year I photographed the Yamaha Scholarship Final Concert again.This year the instrument was the flute, and we had fantastic performers competing.The choice wasn’t easy.I usually take photos of the performances and we try to find some time to take some quick portraits of the competitors.Here is a sample of some of the portraits.The competitors were:Gabriela Martins, Gonçalo Reis, Inês Alves, Joana Bezerra, João Gonçalo Madeira, Matilde Bernardo
Drummer Hugo Danin, in partnership with Rohema created two drumstick models.The Custom Series models are named MANTRA MODEL B and MANTRA MODEL C.Model B is white with blue lettering and has a more pointed wooden tip, while Model C is also white but has red lettering and a more rounded wooden tip.And he came to our studio to take the first promotional photos.By the way, try these drumsticks, they’re fantastic, you can buy them at Americo Nogueira
This work is from 2025, but I had never shared it here.The drummer Gabriel Faro called me to his studio to take some promotional photos. We took some images focused on the brands that sponsor him, and then some focused on him, and we still had some time left to test some images with dragging, to give some movement.The brands that Gabriel uses in this session are… Promark, AA Meinl cymbals and Varus DrumsHere are some of the images.
These are some of the images I took for the STCP campaign “You only need one card.”It was two days full of work but a lot of fun, and spent with fantastic people. This was the team:Client @stcp.pt Production @risca.agenciacriativa Dir. @manelpessanha DoP @vasco.arauj_o 1°Ac @tiago__silva_f Gaffer @alex_spinho Photography @ruibandeirafotografia Edit @hugomat__ Color @manelpessanha The Video
Mariza com Orquestra do Porto On November 29th, Porto inaugurated the Christmas tree.Right after the inauguration was the show by Mariza with the 𝗢𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼 Here are some of the photos I took.
Porto Drum Show 2025 ( creative images) That time of year has arrived when I only have drummers to photograph on stage.Its the Porto Drum Show.As I have been doing this year, I returned to making more creative images, using light trailing techniques.
Is the ASUS ProArt P16 the ideal laptop for creators? Last July I had the opportunity to put the ASUS ProArt P16 (H7606) to the test, not in a lab or office, but in a real environment: a music festival — more specifically MEO Marés Vivas, where I work as the official photographer. That means shooting and editing hundreds of images under tight deadlines. The goal of this article is not to dive into technical specifications, but rather to share […]
Swell – fotografia de produto e livestyle I recently had the pleasure of working with Swell, a new nutritional supplement company, to help them create images for their products. The work was carried out in two distinct parts. The first part was done in the studio, focused on creating photographs of Swell products. The second part we did in a gym, where we captured lifestyle images that reflect the energy and active lifestyle promoted by the brand. Each image has […]
