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Official photography of BABELL 2026, the literary festival by Fundação Livraria Lello that turned Porto into a book city, photographed by Daniel Rodrigues.

https://framingexpedition.com/ I sat down with Rui Caria on his podcast Notas Fotográficas to talk about Framing Expedition, the project he and I run together. Rui and I have known each other a long time and worked side by side in the field, including in Ukraine, and that's really where this came from. You learn who someone is when you're both working under pressure. Framing Expedition started from something I kept running into after a couple of years of teaching. There's a g

These last few months were good ones. Workshops in Porto, Lisbon and Morocco, several one-to-ones here in Porto, the Fujifilm photowalks and talks at schools and universities. People who showed up to actually photograph, and that changes everything. What stays with me isn't the teaching so much as watching people move. Someone who arrived afraid to point a camera at a stranger, and by the last day was working a scene without thinking about it. That's the part I care about. Th

On 20 June I led a photowalk with Fujifilm Portugal at Air Invictus, the first international air show in Porto. We spent the day along the banks of the Douro, between the Arrábida bridge and the D. Luís I bridge, photographing the aircraft over the river and the people watching them go by. Air Invictus ran from 19 to 21 June across Porto, Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos, free to attend. The heart of it was on the river, where the Air Race circuit was set up with eight pilots flying

The Senhor de Matosinhos festival is one of the oldest religious festivals in northern Portugal, going back more than seven centuries, and it takes over the city every year between late May and mid June. Alongside the religious side, with the procession of the Bom Jesus de Matosinhos and the fireworks, there is the funfair, which fills the streets for weeks. The carousels and the bumper cars, the claw machines full of soft toys, the balloon seller sitting outside the library,

A short Leica M EV1 video with Rui Caria, filmed by Daniel Rodrigues across central Portugal after the 2025 wildfires and edited by Rui Caria. A quiet road film through burned villages and resilient communities, made for the Leica launch. See the Leica feature and Rui’s work inside.

Porto housing prices 2025 Bloomberg. I started before sunrise across several downtown areas, photographing construction sites and the city waking up. The story focuses on prices surging 18 percent in Portugal and what that means on the ground in Porto.

Exclusive portraits of filmmaker Oliver Laxe, photographed in Galicia for Télérama. Captured ahead of his Cannes 2025 Jury Prize win with Sirāt.

Editorial portraits and interiors for The New York Times feature on Portugal Jewels at Lisbon’s Largo do Chiado — heritage, filigree and contemporary design.

FÁTIMA, PORTUGAL, MAY 2017 Pope Francis’s visit to Fátima, Portugal — May 2017. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions, the Holy Father prayed alongside thousands of pilgrims at the Sanctuary of Fátima. These images are a tribute to that moment of faith, unity, and reflection — and to the life and legacy of Pope Francis (1936–2025). Credits: Daniel Rodrigues

Travel photography collection captures the essence of the Dominican Republic, a vibrant Caribbean nation, showcasing the contrast between secluded, untouched beaches and the luxurious settings of resort coastlines. This documentary work was entirely shot using a Xiaomi 14 T PRO. Place like Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Bávaro, Samaná, Las Galeras and Las Terrenas.

During my time in Turin (Torino), invited by @stratosferica_org_ I had the opportunity to explore the city as part of the Utopian Hours Festival.

AVEIRO, PORTUGAL - 17 September 2024. Another day of indomitable fires in Portugal: several deaths, uncounted injuries and a trail of destruction.

Photographed for The New York Times, this story explores the artisans, restorers, and everyday citizens working to protect Portugal’s iconic azulejos from theft and decay.

In 2023, I cycled from Cape Town to Nairobi on an electric bicycle — over 6,000 kilometers through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Kenya. Alone, with a camera and a mission: to document a continent in motion.

Founded in 1732, Bertrand is the world’s oldest operating bookstore — a quiet landmark in the heart of Lisbon’s Chiado district.

Livraria Lello – Porto, Portugal. Often described as one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, Livraria Lello is more than a space for books — it’s a sanctuary of art, architecture, and imagination.

From the early morning fishing off the coasts of Póvoa de Varzim, Matosinhos, and Aveiro, to the bustling factory lines (many staffed entirely by women), and the vibrant celebrations of São João, São Pedro, and the Romaria of Santa Luzia — this work captures the rhythm of a tradition that feeds both body and culture.

Assignment for The Wall Street Journal in Lisbon, October 2021, documenting Portugal’s transition to endemic Covid-19: daily life downtown and vaccine checks at Estádio da Luz.

In this project, I had the privilege of guiding a group of children through the art of photography, empowering them to document their neighborhood — its people, stories, and challenges — through their own eyes.