Nuno Lobito

Biography:

“Photography was one of my dreams that, fortunately, has come true.
My journey began at Ar.Co where I studied photography and, afterwards s, 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 travelling around, approximately, one hundred and seventy nine (179) countries, performing photography re-portage's 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 rain forest, 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 rain forest 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
OR Songs of Silence.

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
RTP1 More then travel DOC 29 minutes

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)
1st prize in colour IN YOUR HAND.PORTUGAL

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
Presentation of book “Sounds of Silence”,Oporto

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