Vila do Conde (PT), 1975

Specialist Doctor / Medical Imaging, (Former Foreign Assistant at the Paris Hospitals).
Photography and Visual Arts. Exhibitions in Portugal, Spain, France, Hungary and Mexico. 
Curator. Jury member for several photography competitions.
Member of the IPFA (International PhotoFestivals Association) Portfolio Reviewers. Barcelona 2026
Founder and artistic director of Diafragma, International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts, Covilhã. (Biennial, since 2021).
Co-founder and member of the Afinidades Collective (international community of photographers). 
Founder and  co-artistic director of the José Marmelo e Silva Cultural Centre.