Paulo Monteiro

Paulo Monteiro

Paulo Monteiro was born June 1963, in S. Miguel, Azores, where he currently lives and works. He has been a photographer since 1985. He has developed long term projects about various subjects, such as popular religiosity, profane festivities, architecture, landscape, Nature, or the world of work.

Between tradition and modernity

14 June 2020

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This portfolio documents rituals with masks that take place in the Trás-os-Montes region, Portugal.

Saint Stephen feast in Ousilhão

29 July 2019

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This series documents the Saint Stephen feast in Ousilhão, Municipality of Vinhais, Portugal. These rituals are of pagan origins, Roman…

The Soul of my People

25 July 2018

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These images reveal us rituals threatened both by globalization and by the folklore that the tourist flows feed, and perpetuate…

Carnival Warriors

1 July 2016

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“Carnival Warriors” is the title of a long-term project that aims to document the Carnival rituals that take place in…