Awards in Photography Contests (the photographs are presented under Projects & Galleries)
by João M. Gil & Nuno Verdasca
Forewords by journalist Carlos Pinto Coelho
and climber João Garcia
Edited by João M. Gil
Produced by Imagens & Letras Editorial
1st Edition in Feb. 2010
I sell and print my photographs as pieces of art and of environment creation, decoration and architecture (national
or internationally); through a sensitive photographic view and capacity to engage, I provide photographic coverage
of places/people/cultures/events, for their promotion, protection and development; I organise photography
workshops and work on several innovative photography projects (also with other photographers); I also provide
other photography-related services. All of my work aims at national and international contexts.
Since October 2007 that I've been a professional photographer, creating Alma Lux Photographia. I currently develop
work in Portugal, Brussels and Paris.
Photography X-Ray
Since when I was around 10, I have practised and read a lot on
photography. Along my 30s, my passion for photography has
developed with mountaineering, along valleys, tops, forests, ice
and snow. The same with my travels and contact with other
cultures and peoples. Many of my photographs resulted from my
trips for direct contact and respect for Nature and People.
With time I have developed a style, in the form of conceptual
photography, by deconstructing the object, with hints of
minimalism and abstraction. By combining mind and
photography, I aim at the Aesthetics, the Inspiring and the
Positive. Humour, irony, romanticisation of reality and parallel
thinking are frequently present.
I photograph landscapes, portraits, macro and fine art, mainly.
My works have been recognised in the book On Mountains (with
photographer Nuno Verdasca), in the conceptual exhibitions
punctum | photography for the streets, Looooong Shots,
Tempus Fugit and Vertical Horizons, and the thematic
exhibition On Mountains, and also in contests. But, still, the
most important for me is the satisfaction of my clients.
Individual Exhibitions
A photography project by João M. Gil
37 photographs exposed in 37 traditional commerce shops,
Historical Center of Leiria, 2013-2014
The Sol Ar, Brussels | Belgium, 2012
Horizontes Verticais (Vertical Horizons, in english)
Era Uma Vez no Porto Gallery, Porto, 2007
Bar/Restaurant Cinema Paraíso, Leiria, 2005
Collective Exhibitions
Gallery of the Junta de Freguesia de Espinho, with the
Espinho Mountain Club, 2008
Authors: João Gil and Nuno Verdasca
Olhares Montanheiros
CIM2007 - III International Mountain Congress - Sports and
Active Tourism with Desnível Adventure Sports
Association (Desnível) and the Estoril Higher Institute for
Tourism and Hotel Studies (ESHTE), Estoril, 2007
Olhares Montanheiros
Arquivo Municipal de Manteigas, with Amigos da Serra da
Estrela (ASE) e Câmara Municipal de Manteigas, 2007
Olhares Montanheiros (On Mountains, in portuguese), at
Galeria/Livraria Arquivo, Leiria, 2006
Other Exhibitions
“PATRIMÓNIO CONSTRUÍDO” (Built Patrimony, in
portuguese)
XIII Photography Contest (in portuguese)
OIKOS Ambiente, Leiria, 2005
Books
Conception/Presentation of Photography Workshops
In Vivo Photography Workshops | Engaging Photography
At the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels, Botanical Gardens of Coimbra
Univ., Leiria Castle and m|i|mo - Museum of Image in Movement
Since Oct. 2010
symbiosis | sustainability | creativity
In the Lands of Gerês, Glass, Caramulo, Alto Alentejo and Brussels
Since Feb. 2008
Hands on Machine - Photography Workshops (1-to-1)
All Aboard - Photography Workshops (families)
Cultural Photography Programme, with Cerdeira Camping
Campo do Gerês, since Feb. 2008
Landscape Photography, a Nouvelle Photo Workshop, May 2008
Juries in Photography Events
Responsible for the Photography Challenge at the event ASESTRELA - Gathering with the
Mountain, and element of the Jury (among other renown photographers), 2009-2013
Member of the Jury at the Creativity Youth Biennial Leiria 2013
Training Attended on Photography
Workshop on Portrait Photography, at Nouvelle Photo, Leiria, March 2008
Workshop on Contemporary Photography, at Nouvelle Photo, Leiria, July 2007
Others
Varied Editorial Photography work, since 2010
Co-responsible for the Web Photo Gallery at Núcleo de Montanha de Espinho, 2003-2007
Photographic work for educational books, for several portuguese Editorials, 1996-1997
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Contributions to Photography Magazines
"Photographs with stories behind the lens"
Monthly articles, zOOm Magazine, 2013
Monthly articles, FOTOdigital Magazine, 2008 - 2013
"The Project Looooong Shots", Phocal Photovisions Magazine, Jan. 2013
"Photographing Boulder" (in portuguese), FOTOdigital Magazine, Feb.
2008
Vertical Horizons
Tempus Fugit
On Mountains
by João M. Gil & Nuno Verdasca
Forewords by journalist Carlos Pinto
Coelho and climber João Garcia
Edited by João M. Gil
Produced by Imagens & Letras Editorial
1st Edition in Feb. 2010
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7th Annual Black & White Spider Awards
People | Photograph "Fragments" in B&W, 2012
1 Nomination
IPA2010 - International Photography Awards 2010
Fine Art-Landscape and Nature-Landscape
2 Honourable Mentions
IPA2008 - International Photography Awards 2008
Fine Art-Other, Fine Art-Landscape, Nature-Trees,
People-Portrait, People-Family
5 Honourable Mentions
“Le Plus Grand Concours du Monde”
Photo Magazine, no. 416, Jan.-Feb. 2005
Selected among the 500 best photographs, among
50 000 submitted
Adventure Photography Award
FotoDigital Magazine, Oct. 2005
Looooong Shots Photo Exhibition @ The Sol Ar, Brussels from JoãoMGil_Alma Lux Photographia on Vimeo.
Looooong Shots at The Sol Ar
7th Annual Photography Masters Cup
Abstracts | Photographs "I was there" & "The
light(ness) of chlorophyll", 2014
2 Nominations
Uma das 37 fotografias expostas
9th Annual Black & White Spider Awards
Wildlife | Photograph "Wild Horse Hairdo" in
B&W, 2014
1 Nomination
