honorable mention
joaquim Garrido portugal
title
Faces of the pandemic COVID19
namely, during periods when there was confinement and restrictions, I decided to record the environment experienced in hospitals.
How did health professionals, with their own concerns and fears, manage to continue to
care and treatment? How did doctors, nurses, healthcare technicians prepare and defend themselves?
diagnosis, administrative staff, auxiliary staff, cleaning crews and many others to deal with
with this unknown situation that also caused them deep fears?
These were the professionals who never stopped, never gave up, never gave up and who
in their work and dedication they always carried hope with them
Graduated in Computer Engineering;
Degree in photography from ESMAD – School of Media Art and Design (Polytechnic of Porto);
Works as a freelance photographer;
As a photographer, he participated in group and individual exhibitions, having some works published;
Distinguished with some international and national awards;
Professionally, he has a career in information systems and technologies, but he has been interested in other areas for a long time, namely, photography, which he assumes as a passion, which inspires him, which arouses emotions in him, and which arouse curiosity in him, allowing him to record and immortalize moments and places that have gone down in history, getting to know people and the world that surrounds you better.
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entry description
During the pandemic years, an absolutely exceptional context in terms of experience,namely, during periods when there was confinement and restrictions, I decided to record the environment experienced in hospitals.
How did health professionals, with their own concerns and fears, manage to continue to
care and treatment? How did doctors, nurses, healthcare technicians prepare and defend themselves?
diagnosis, administrative staff, auxiliary staff, cleaning crews and many others to deal with
with this unknown situation that also caused them deep fears?
These were the professionals who never stopped, never gave up, never gave up and who
in their work and dedication they always carried hope with them
about the photographer
Joaquim Garrido, born in Vila do Conde;Graduated in Computer Engineering;
Degree in photography from ESMAD – School of Media Art and Design (Polytechnic of Porto);
Works as a freelance photographer;
As a photographer, he participated in group and individual exhibitions, having some works published;
Distinguished with some international and national awards;
Professionally, he has a career in information systems and technologies, but he has been interested in other areas for a long time, namely, photography, which he assumes as a passion, which inspires him, which arouses emotions in him, and which arouse curiosity in him, allowing him to record and immortalize moments and places that have gone down in history, getting to know people and the world that surrounds you better.
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