Portugal
Photographs that remind me of my childhood
Intimacy
30 October 2025
Photographs that remind me of my childhood
Poppy, 2023. I was born in a rural environment. My parents and grandparents always cultivated their garden. They grew a…
Shrovetide in Santulhão and Constantim de Vila Real
Documentary
7 June 2025
Shrovetide in Santulhão and Constantim de Vila Real
In Portugal there are some places where Shrovetide is celebrated in a peculiar way: participants throw flour at each other.…
My concerns about sea level rise
Climate
22 January 2025
My concerns about sea level rise
As a resident of a small island, I am very concerned about the consequences of rising sea levels, as islands…
Saint Stephen festivity in Grijó de Parada
Documentary
31 October 2024
Saint Stephen festivity in Grijó de Parada
These photographs document the Saint Stephen festivity, which takes place in the Portuguese village of Grijó de Parada.
Lazarim Shrovetide – four days of joy
Documentary
16 May 2024
Lazarim Shrovetide – four days of joy
Lazarim Portugal Lazarim is a town in the municipality of Lamego, which is located 12 kilometers from the city of…
Geometries of Silence, exploring landscape, architecture, matter
Documentary
31 January 2024
Geometries of Silence, exploring landscape, architecture, matter
“Geometries of Silence” is a project initiated during an artist residency in Museu da Luz (Mourão, Portugal) in 2017. The…
Festivity of the Goat and “Canhoto”
Documentary
8 December 2023
Festivity of the Goat and “Canhoto”
This is an ancient ritual of Celtic origin. It was originally called "Samhain" and was the most important Celtic celebration…
Encamisada de Rebordelo
Documentary
13 June 2023
Encamisada de Rebordelo
Every year the inhabitants perform the "encamisada". This is a parade that runs through the streets of the village to…
False freedom
Surrealism
8 January 2023
False freedom
I photographed these fishes in a public aquarium, where they are admired by visitors. The fishes are captive, but they…
Lumen prints of flowers
Intimacy
4 June 2021
Lumen prints of flowers
Flowers transport us to a world of pure beauty, where there is no place for hatreds, wars, social inequalities, environmental…
Parque das Nações, Lisbon
One Photo Story
8 March 2021
Parque das Nações, Lisbon
Built to be a new city, this residential area boasted to a large garden in front of the Tagus river.
Nefelibata
Intimacy
18 December 2020
Nefelibata
“Life is an experimental journey that we make involuntarily. It is a journey of the mind through matter, and since…
Between tradition and modernity
Documentary
14 June 2020
Between tradition and modernity
This portfolio documents rituals with masks that take place in the Trás-os-Montes region, Portugal.
Saint Stephen feast in Ousilhão
Documentary
29 July 2019
Saint Stephen feast in Ousilhão
This series documents the Saint Stephen feast in Ousilhão, Municipality of Vinhais, Portugal. These rituals are of pagan origins, Roman…
She Looks into Me
Surrealism
8 September 2018
She Looks into Me
“She looks into me” consists of a series of intimate images that hold a deep reverence for a time when…
The Soul of my People
Your EUrope
25 July 2018
The Soul of my People
These images reveal us rituals threatened both by globalization and by the folklore that the tourist flows feed, and perpetuate…
Carnival Warriors
Documentary
1 July 2016
Carnival Warriors
“Carnival Warriors” is the title of a long-term project that aims to document the Carnival rituals that take place in…
The latest
Photo Essays
8 August 2014
The latest
“The Latest” is journey in the lower Portuguese social class, the struggle that 3 millions of Portuguese live every day,…
Tommaso Rada | Forgotten Soldiers
Photo Essays
20 March 2013
Tommaso Rada | Forgotten Soldiers
This bloody war, that was going to be named Portuguese Colonial War, ended only in the 1974 when the Portuguese…
