About

In 1981, he joined the team at the D. Diogo Sousa Regional Archaeological Museum (Braga). Diogo de Sousa (Braga), where he combined two passions: photography and archaeology. Throughout his professional career he photographed archaeological sites and objects. He has organised and produced photographic exhibitions to publicise this work, as well as videograms. He has studied techniques for organising and conserving species and ancient and current photographic processes. He was one of the founders of Encontros da Imagem in 1987 and has been a member of its governing bodies ever since.

With a degree in Photography from the School of Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar and a master’s degree in Curatorial Studies from the College of Arts of the University of Coimbra, Carla completed her training in photography and cultural production with parallel programmes. She began her collaboration with Encontros da Imagem – International Photography and Visual Arts Festival in 2015, producing and supporting exhibitions, joining the team and the Cultural Association the following year. In 2021, joined the Board of the Association as vice-president, as well as the Festival.

Master’s degree in Architecture from the School of Architecture of the University of Minho (2007–2013) and in Photography from the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University. Erasmus at the Università IUAV di Venezia (2010–2011). He took his master’s exams under the guidance of Cidália Silva in Architecture and Paulo Catrica in Photography. In Erasmus he was a student of Guido Guidi (2011). Architect at the University of Minho, also practising independently.

Based between Finland and Portugal, she is an art historian, curator and freelance writer. She was director of the Finnish Museum of Photography and a researcher at the Finnish National Gallery. In 2023, she curated the Nordic photography exhibition Søsterskap at the ‘Rencontres d’Arles’ photography festival. This year, she is the artistic director of Encontros da Imagem.

Curator, teacher, researcher and editor from Galicia, Spain. He is co-founder and coordinator of the Galicia Contemporary Photography Award and artistic director of the Autumn Photography Association. He was the coordinator of Lab_in Gallery and director of Galeria Sargadelos (Galicia). He has curated photography festivals such as Encontros da Imagem, Imago Lisboa, f/est Amarante (Portugal) and Photoalicante, among others.

Finnish photographer, curator and producer who lives in Braga. She has a degree in Photography from UWE, Bristol. She has held exhibitions in Finland, England and Portugal. She has been collaborating with the Cultural Association Encontros da Imagem since 2018, and is currently Director of the association’s Galeria da Estação space.

Simone works in photography and video. She has a degree in Sound and Image with a specialization in video from the Catholic University’s School of the Arts. Her photographic work has been shown in group exhibitions at venues such as Centro Português de Fotografia (Porto), CAAA (Guimarães), Casa das Artes (Vila Nova de Gaia), among others. She has been collaborating as a producer with Encontros da Imagem since 2017.

Photographer, curator, producer and visual arts teacher. She has a degree in Visual Arts and Photography from the Escola Superior Artística do Porto and a postgraduate degree in Art Studies with a specialization in Museological and Curatorial Studies from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions and has produced several photo editorials. In 2018 and 2019, she was the producer of the Encontros da Imagem festival.

A communications professional, Raquel has worked with small festivals in the Braga area, such as Rodellus, Braga Music Week and FENDA. She has been a member of the Encontros da Imagem production team since 2020, where she has also worked in translation and communications. She currently works with the Democracia do Bem Comum project (Braga25), the Ponte D’Lima Festival and on the podcast Linhas de Perspetiva, from Galeria da Estação — Encontros da Imagem.

Sofia has a degree in Audiovisual Communication Technologies, specializing in Photography, from ESMAD. She completed her Master’s in Artistic Photography at IPCI. She has been a freelance fashion and events photographer since 2021. She has exhibited at Galeria da Estação with her project ‘Fluxo’.

Sadaf Biglari (b. 1998, Garmsar, Iran) is a practitioner of Visual Anthropology. She is enthusiastic about innovative and multimodal research methods, seeking to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge creation. Sadaf explores film as one of her main means of communication, integrating it into her practice of experimental ethnography and ecofeminism.

Inês has a degree in Languages, Literatures and Cultures from the University of Aveiro and completed the Professional Photography Course at IPCI — Instituto de Produção Cultural e Imagem in Porto. She was production assistant for the 33rd edition of Encontros da Imagem.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, I lived in Brazil until 2018. I am a software engineer who has a passion for all kinds of art, especially music and photography. Studied classical music for four years and played guitar for many metal bands in Rio.

Ana Catarina Pinho is a researcher at the Institute of Art History at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Her work combines academic research and artistic practice, with a particular focus on historical narrative, cultural memory, and visual politics. Pinho earned her PhD from the University of South Wales and has been the founder and director of ARCHIVO since 2012, an international platform that fosters dialogue between theory and practice in visual arts and visual culture.

Ana has a degree in European Languages and Literatures and a master’s degree in Teaching English and Spanish from the University of Minho. Teaches English at primary school level and, in recent years, has worked as a translator for the Encontros da Imagem festival.

Designer, graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, and artist. She founded the assossiassão project in 2022 and is part of the Goteira collective. Her artistic practice also includes the production of fanzines and visual narratives. Rita is responsible for the design of the 2024 edition of Encontros da Imagem.

Freelance designer and front-end developer. Has a degree in Communication Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. Vasco has worked at Studio Eduardo Aires in Porto.

Specialized in cultural communication management and freelance audiovisual content creation, Ana has a degree in Communication Sciences from the University of Minho. She was a member of the gnration and Braga Media Arts teams. Currently, she works in communications and photography/video for cultural projects such as the Encontros da Imagem festival, the Triciclo concert cycle and Teatro do Frio.

Freelance photographer and videographer. Has been the official photographer for the Encontros da Imagem festival for several editions. Adriano organises workshops related to photography and collaborates with other cultural organizations, such as Braga’s Theatro Circo.