honorable mention
Paulo Monteiro portugal
Photo © Paulo Monteiro
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Christening of an artisan fishing boat
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.
His work has been displayed in Portugal and abroad and has won prizes and honorable mentions in Portugal and abroad.
His book "Açores Profundos/Profound Azores" portrays the genuineness of the azorean culture.
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entry description
This photo was taken in Rabo de Peixe, island of São Miguel, Azores, 1998, during the baptism ceremony of an artisan fishing boat.about the photographer
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.
His work has been displayed in Portugal and abroad and has won prizes and honorable mentions in Portugal and abroad.
His book "Açores Profundos/Profound Azores" portrays the genuineness of the azorean culture.
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