Photography

A nuanced view,
in black and white

Still images made with intention, from Lisbon and beyond. Portraits, landscapes, and moments where light does the talking.

2024

Amber

a year in Gdansk, seen in black and white

After college, a year in Gdansk, Poland, camera always in hand, chasing the contrasts of a life far from home: independence against loneliness, endless summer light against snowbound winters, and a history still scarred by war. Amber collects 27 black and white images, mostly square, made in search of balance and serenity.

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Last copies available Amber: cover image
Amber: image 2 of 4
Amber: image 3 of 4
Amber: image 4 of 4
2016

Ciao!

my first zine, made during Erasmus in Italy

One medium format camera, a bag full of medium format film, and a country to explore: Ciao! gathers my favourite frames from six months of travelling across Italy.
Released in a limited edition of 60 copies, and featured on The Art of Photography.

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Ciao: cover image
Ciao: image 1 of 24
Ciao: image 2 of 24
Ciao: image 3 of 24

About

Portrait of Bruno Candeias, camera raised to his eye

Bruno Candeias

I am a self-taught photographer (b. 1993) based in Lisbon, Portugal. My photography is a way to engage with the world, searching for the peculiar in everyday scenes.

I work with long-term projects instead of single pictures, sequencing the images to create a visual narrative.

My work is made to be enjoyed in the physical world. I prefer to use black & white film, processed in my own darkroom. This end-to-end approach gives me total creative control and freedom to achieve what I had in mind when I saw the scene.

Besides my individual work, I am also a member of 1/4escuro, an analog photography collective based in Lisbon.

2024 Photobook: "Amber"
2023 Collective show: Fotografia Zeropixel, Italy
2021 Collective show: 5 anos de 1/4Escuro, Portugal
2016 Zine: "Ciao!"

Prints

Books and handmade silver gelatine prints are available to order, including custom prints and alternative shipping or payment methods.

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Recent Work

A rolling look at what I've been shooting lately

Split trunk of a large tree in a Lisbon park, black and white
Leaning tree trunk in front of an old tiled Lisbon townhouse
Olive tree against a stone wall with a small birdhouse on its trunk
Cypress tree at a tram stop against a weathered wall
Headless classical statue in a wall niche, arms raised
Double-exposure collage of a landscape and lone figure over a round table
Statue of a man with a seagull perched on his head, framed by bare branches
Night view of an illuminated university quad with blurred figures walking
Layered window reflections over an interior with vases and furniture
Legs and claws of a dinosaur sculpture towering over a garden path
Corrugated metal wall with vertical light strips and a lamppost
Portrait of a woman lying on her back, head tilted, hand near her face