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I am not a big studio or a big business. Im a father, husband, family man, artist working from home, therefore the work is completely done by myself. I am a photographer that has a deep respect and desire to do the best for my clients, this way you receive a very personalised service.
I’ve dedicated my entire life to photography.
Sadly sometimes, what I see out there is the cheapening of photography, especially now with high-end digital cameras being so affordable. I see big studios charging lots of money. Where sometimes you don’t even get to meet your photographer, and then after the wedding someone that has little photography/visual arts experience edits your work and another person designs your album. For the studios, most of the time, you are just one more wedding.
Unlike the studios, I have 20 years professional experience in photography. From the time you meet me at my home studio until you receive your final images, I am the photographer. I get to know you and your family, thats why I include a free pre-wedding session with all my packages. I am the one that edits your images, adjusts each one of them, design your entire story until the last step. This is how it works for me, and if I was a wedding couple, that’s how I would like it to be. Respectful. Special.
Weddings are about Soul and Passion, they are about Love.
Its about two people that Love each other who are celebrating the beginning of a new family.
I care a lot about each one of my clients, who most of the time, become my friends.
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The Hummingbird, The Boy and The Camera
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I was born and raised in Brazil.
When I was a kid my family spent holidays in a country house where Hummingbirds came every day to drink nectar from the flowers on our verandah. That’s when I became fascinated by these incredible little birds.
Photography was my father’s hobby. He carried his Nikon-FM everywhere and taught me how to use that beautiful mechanical tool. Then the magic started to happen for me. I was photographing the hummingbirds using various exposure settings and delighted in having contrasting images in which the bird’s wings were in movement and others where they were almost still.
Developing those images of the hummingbirds took me to another place in this world and so my interest in photography flourished.
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Son, if you want to be good at something, you need to learn from the best
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As it became evident to my father that I wasn’t interested in taking over the family business because my true passion was photography, he came to me one day and said “Son, if you want to be good at something, you need to learn from the best”. He then showed me the work of Henri-Cartier Bresson and Ansel Adams.
I will never forget the feelings of viewing those images and becoming so drawn to them. I used to stay awake in bed at night flicking through the pages of those photography books. I decided I wanted to make images that would make the viewer forget they were looking at photographs, and hoped they could feel immersed in the emotion as I was.
When I was 16 years old my father enrolled me in an Art School to learn photography. I was completely blown away by the magical alchemy of the darkroom. I felt blessed by the opportunity to be learning the craft, meeting other photographers and seeing different types of work, and sharing thoughts and feelings about the creative life. I then continued my studies and completed a Bachelor of Professional Photography.
In my 20′s I lived in the United States where I continued studying photography. I had the great opportunity to meet and learn from several acclaimed photographers like Kurt Markus and Sam Abell.
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My mother : The artist
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My mum is a painter, her painting school was always filled with interesting creative people who also influenced me. I felt inspired in my own creative life seeing the wonderful scope of work that came from her students. I perceived an artistic life was not only a yearning for me but was also professionally achievable.
My mum lovingly and patiently taught me about her ideas of composition and depth of field. I still apply her teachings to my photography today.
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My work life
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My working life in photography has been varied. As a free-lance photographer my career has spanned through weddings, photojournalism, fashion editorials, portraiture and advertising. For 16 years photography has been my full-time work taking me from Brazil to the United States and since 2005 I have lived and worked in Australia.
Today most of my work is wedding photography and portraiture. I find being part of a wedding day very special, capturing moments of love between the couple and witnessing joy in their families. I work very hard for my couples knowing that the photographs I take on that day become their life long cherished memories.
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