Hey there!
My name is André.
Photography has been part of my life since I was young and I first picked up my dad's camera. It was always a natural part of me and something always present even when my path took me into other areas.
Before committing to my passion, I worked as a Speech and Language Therapist. Most of my contact was with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This gave me a new perspective on life and how things can be seen in a very different way.
I started to pursue my passion for creating images and I worked in several fields until I started dedicating more of my time to create personal work and personal projects.
This led me to be more open to new visions and formats and so I started to experiment with video.
By doing this I realized that my vision wasn't exclusive to just one format. And with that, I started to focus my creativity on what I wanted to create, no matter what format I chose.
With my vision, I aim to create surreal worlds full of stories. Darkness is always present in my work, as an entity that helps guide to the essence of the feelings I imprint in my work.
I mostly work in black and white because I believe that's the right way to photograph the soul that exists in people, places and the world in general. But color has also a special place in my portfolio as something that complements it with a touch of life, especially in my commercial work.
This is me.