honorable mention
Vasco TRANCOSO portugalPhoto © Vasco TRANCOSO
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Alex Coghe wrote: “Vasco Trancoso street work shows a photographer careful, who manages to maintain a perfect balance between form and content. The result is images that catch the eye and provoke at the same time. The color is vivid, pulsating, vibrant. And it itself becomes the protagonist of the images, but doing so does not deactivate the emotional charge of what he shows. Another thing I want to highlight about his visual research is the attention to detail, that detail that sometimes makes it clear how fundamental it is as a reason for the shot. This is a sensitivity that I recognize to him when speaking both as a street photographer and as a photo editor."
A review of my photobook "99" on the specialized site: PhotoBook Journal - The Contemporary Photobook Magazine by Gerhard Clausing who wrote: "A well used distance shown in the images further allows us to ponder what is the same about those towns in comparison to our parts. image where a person's face is obscured by pink cotton candy. Is this reality or is it a construct? Puzzles to ponder over, an interesting project indeed, presented on generously-sized pages, beautifully printed on heavier stock. discoveries."
Ulrich Rüter at LFI Blog wrote: “With this magnificent book, Trancoso is establishing himself as a convincing proponent of contemporary street photography! His style is unmistakable”.
I was born and lived in Lisbon and since 1983 I live in Caldas da Rainha - a small town in central Portugal
And, it is certain that the photographer has gradually taken the place of the doctor in me. But, fortunately, because I was a doctor, I can now shoot without being a photographic “functionary”. I might not be able to make photography that someone ordered.
I´m trying to photograph daily life in my city not as it presents itself, but the way I see it. And trying to find my own voice.
On the streets I´m happy to discover daily miracles that arise as fragments of a parallel dimension where the ordinary and banal can be extraordinary.
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Matt Stuart wrote: “"what a nice surprise to receive, a beautifully produced photo book, laced with (99) wonderful colorful photographs. A mixture of Cristobal Hara, Alex Webb and Costa Manos all rolled into one! Check his insta if you want to get your hands on a copy. Great work".Alex Coghe wrote: “Vasco Trancoso street work shows a photographer careful, who manages to maintain a perfect balance between form and content. The result is images that catch the eye and provoke at the same time. The color is vivid, pulsating, vibrant. And it itself becomes the protagonist of the images, but doing so does not deactivate the emotional charge of what he shows. Another thing I want to highlight about his visual research is the attention to detail, that detail that sometimes makes it clear how fundamental it is as a reason for the shot. This is a sensitivity that I recognize to him when speaking both as a street photographer and as a photo editor."
A review of my photobook "99" on the specialized site: PhotoBook Journal - The Contemporary Photobook Magazine by Gerhard Clausing who wrote: "A well used distance shown in the images further allows us to ponder what is the same about those towns in comparison to our parts. image where a person's face is obscured by pink cotton candy. Is this reality or is it a construct? Puzzles to ponder over, an interesting project indeed, presented on generously-sized pages, beautifully printed on heavier stock. discoveries."
Ulrich Rüter at LFI Blog wrote: “With this magnificent book, Trancoso is establishing himself as a convincing proponent of contemporary street photography! His style is unmistakable”.
about the photographer
I am a Portuguese medical doctor (gastroenterologist) that after retirement, resumed an old passion asleep: Photography. An healthy and saving obsession that “forces” me to walk every day. Without photography I probably couldn’t exist.I was born and lived in Lisbon and since 1983 I live in Caldas da Rainha - a small town in central Portugal
And, it is certain that the photographer has gradually taken the place of the doctor in me. But, fortunately, because I was a doctor, I can now shoot without being a photographic “functionary”. I might not be able to make photography that someone ordered.
I´m trying to photograph daily life in my city not as it presents itself, but the way I see it. And trying to find my own voice.
On the streets I´m happy to discover daily miracles that arise as fragments of a parallel dimension where the ordinary and banal can be extraordinary.
back to gallery