Women Who Lead Networking Event
I always enjoy supporting women-led events, and this was a brilliant one to photograph. Well done, Dinah Williams and Nicola Hammond, for organising a thoughtful and warming networking lunch at The Wolseley City in London last week. Women Who Lead is a community for professional women, senior leaders, entrepreneurs, founders, and emerging leaders to connect, share expertise, build…
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Yoga Brunch at Oca London
Earlier this month, I went to the Oca London to photograph their first Yoga Brunch, where Gabi Ribeiro, Bella Maldener and Nancy Zein hosted a beautiful morning of nourishment for body and heart, with yoga, sound bath and a delicious homemade vegan feast. It was great to be in community with the group, and I can’t…
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Royal Ballet at St. Paul’s
With more than 200 guests, the event featured incredible performances from the Royal Ballet at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Beautifully produced by Christopher Pensa (Pensa Events UK).
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Folk by the Oak Festival 2025
As stated at the Folk by the Oak festival website, ‘an uplifting summer festival’. And it truly is. This is my second time there, and I had the best time with the live music acts, but also all the family activities. It was just an amazing day outdoors. Can’t wait for the next one!
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South Africa retreat
In March of this year, I had the most incredible experience attending Bella Maldener’s yoga retreat in South Africa. Apart from the beautiful yoga classes and insights, we also had the chance to explore more of the region with the safari game drive. For half of the week, we were at the Entabeni Safari Conservancy, and…
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Leo Middea in Brighton – teaser
During the UK tour of the musician Leo Middea last year, we spent some time with him and recorded a couple of songs (and more!). Coming soon… Image capture and editing:Pássaros Films @passaros_filmsCamila Pastorelli @camilapastorelli_photographyJoe Smith @joeboyphotos Sound mixing and mastering: Nicola Lemos Production:Yoyomá @yoyoma.liveEduardo Lemos Martin @eduardolemosmartinNicola Lemos @nicolalemos_ Recorded in September 2024, Brighton, UK.
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Duchess of Edinburgh visits Surrey Docks Farm
It was a pleasure to have photographed the Duchess of Edinburgh during her visit to the Surrey Docks Farm last week. The event launched her royal patronage of Social Farms & Gardens, a member organisation that provides support, advocacy, training and networking organisations for our sector. Her Royal Highness met many of the staff, volunteers and…
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Kickstarter campaign for my first book launched!
I’m so pleased to share that I’ve just launched my very first Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. In 2014, I had the chance to photograph a Music Train during the festivities of a ‘Festa Junina’ (June Festival) in Pindamonhangaba, countryside of São Paulo State – the town where I grew up. It was a transformative experience because I realised…
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English National Ballet at St. Paul’s Cathedral
I had the privilege to photograph an incredible reception at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The night started with a beautiful piece from the musicians Chris Hill, Trish Clowes and 8 amazing singers, followed by incredible performances from English National Ballet with choreography by Akram Khan. Special thanks to Chris Pensa for all the impeccable production.
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Aurora Hair
Renata is such a great human being. Her passion for helping people find their own natural hair is inspiring. A fearless Brazilian entrepreneur who is making her own path in the ‘sometimes’ cold and grey England, showing us that ‘yes, this is possible!’ – and I’m not talking about hair. One of my favourite photo shoots to…
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London Marathon 2024
The TCS London Marathon is the most popular marathon on the planet and more than one million people have completed the event since its first edition in 1981. The entire course is lined with spectators, cheering participants on every step of the way, making for a unique atmosphere and unforgettable experience.
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English National Ballet at St. Paul’s Cathedral
I had an amazing time photographing the English National Ballet at St Paul’s Cathedral last November. A huge thank you to Christopher Pensa for organising and coordinating the event with such professionalism and great energy.
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All Points East Festival 2023
A weekend to remember at Victoria Park, London, UK.
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Maternity photoshoot – Carol and Kenzo waiting for Daniel
It’s so emotional for me when old friends ask me to photograph important moments of their lives. I have known Kenzo my whole life, and Carol for over 10 years. They are just the most incredible couple, and now the family is growing. We cannot wait to welcome Daniel to the world! 🙂
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Sunny War plays at The Resident, LA
Sunny War is something else. Get to know her music and you will not regret it. One of the amazing and beautiful surprises LA has given me. “Everybody is a beast just trying their hardest to be good. That’s what it is to be human. You’re not really good or bad. You’re just trying to…
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Tim Bernardes in Los Angeles
Beautiful concert of the super talented Tim Bernardes at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater, in Los Angeles. Tim’s voice, heart and soul make all of us Brazilians so proud…
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Gilberto Gil and family at the Barbican
Gilberto Gil, one of the most well known Brazilian music legends, and former Minister of Culture of Brazil, brought his family for an unforgettable sold out summer night at the Barbican Centre. And when I say family, I mean it: children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Gil is celebrating 80 years old and his energy on stage is contagious…
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BBC Radio1’s Big Weekend 2022.
A weekend of music in Coventry, UK. The Big Weekend was a celebration of the most listened artists of BBC Radio1, and it was a lot of fun. It was brilliant!
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Vanessa and Randerson wedding anniversary
Memories of a 20-year wedding anniversary. Vanessa and Randerson are a lovely couple with the most amazing children, family and friends. They celebrate this moment with close family members and friends in the countryside of England.
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Emily and Phil wedding day
I met Phil in the beginning of the year when he was looking for some new portraits for his new business website. We walked around The City of London on a glorious sunny morning, and we were both really pleased with the results of the images. It was lovely to receive a message from Phil a few months…
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Laura and Bárbara wedding day
A super special day for a couple saying yes to a new life together. How amazing is that? Oh yes, and we did have a wedding routemaster bus present. 🙂
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Jade and Conor wedding day
A sunny Saturday during Spring was the perfect day for Jade and Conor’s wedding. Surrounded by family and friends, the couple celebrated their love and union at the Haringey Register Office in North London. It was a lovely day and I was so happy to be able to photograph such an important moment in their…
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Marietha’s Greek Orthodox Baptism
Among all the amazing things photography brought to my life, having the chance to get to know new people and cultures is definitely the best part of it. When Marianthi first contacted me to photograph her daughter’s Greek orthodox baptism, I was super excited already. I did a bit of research online but also asked…
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Andrea and Roberta wedding day
I was invited to photograph Andrea and Roberta’s wedding by their friend, Deborah. She organised all the details for this day to be perfect – and it was. Even the weather forecast changed in their favour and Saturday had this amazing blue sky and rays of true Spring sunshine. Roberta and Andrea matched their outfit…
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Sêla Music Festival
Apart from travelling, one of the things I’m missing the most is going to a gig! Not just to enjoy the music and the brilliant artists but to photograph them. I’ve a lot of memories related to music in my life, so when I have the pleasure of photographing concerts and live music shows, I’m…
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Tica’s 80th birthday party
Birthdays are always a great time to celebrate someone’s life. Especially if that someone is celebrating 80 years old! Tica has a lovely family who has organised a couple of surprises on the day of her birthday party. Lots of laughs, happy tears, music, food and drinks. A day that everyone will remember forever that…
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Morning at the Battersea Park
Mariam and Hasan were about to move out from London after living a couple of years in town. For their family, Battersea Park was such a special place that they decided to have a last photo session there before moving out. The park is indeed an amazing place and with the lovely golden Autumn colours,…
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Ben and Kelly wedding day
2020 will mark everyone’s life for the most varied reasons. For the couple Ben and Kelly it was the year of making the relationship more than official and, despite the reception and party been postponed, they held the civil wedding in the registry office this year along with their parents and their beautiful baby boy.…
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Maternity photoshoot – Camila waiting for Isabel
I’ve met Camila through a chat group for Brazilians in London. She was in her last months of pregnancy with her second daughter and she’s asked me to photograph her family at home to keep a memory of this amazing phase of her life. The initial plan was to photograph the family at a park…
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Christmas pictures for a new family
It’s Antonio’s first Christmas and because of that, their parents, Sean and Roxana, decided to make the holiday even more special: a photo session with the family. It’s always important to have our family memories recorded and in 2020, suddenly, this became more important than ever, as many of us couldn’t see our relatives as…
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A month with a family in lockdown
During covid-19 pandemic, I spent a month with the Lyon family, just when London entered the first lockdown in the spring of 2020. I’ve had just moved to the UK and the Lyon family hosted me for a few weeks. I’ve known them for a couple of years now and they were very kind to…
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Fernanda and Guillaume countryside wedding
I met Fernanda in 2006 when we were at the University. Since then, we’ve been friends sharing the love for Journalism, travels and Friends (yes, the sitcom!). In one of her travels, she met Guillaume. It was her first time in Quebéc, Canada – his hometown. She asked Guillaume to take a picture of her,…
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Visão Noturna album recording
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days with talented professionals led by the Brazilian musician Felipe Antunes and the Angolan artist Nástio Mosquito during the recording of their album ‘Visão Noturna’. The project was sponsored by Natura Musical. The album was recorded in a very intimate and relaxed…
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Music Train (Trem da Música)
Every year in Brazil, between June and July, there is a traditional countryside celebration called “Festa Junina” (June Festival). A lot of good food and music is involved, trust me. So, I’m from this very small town called Pindamonhangaba, in the countryside of São Paulo. Over there, they celebrate the date with an amazing party…
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Yolanda
Yolanda Eugênio, 85 years old. An accordionist, a talented cook and a big mom for many people. An energy that spreads and cheers the heart. A person that I have the honor to know. And yes, we’ve played accordion together. 🙂 Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo, Brazil, 2020.
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Two Metres Apart Portrait Project
In the Spring of 2020, during the covid-19 lockdown (part 1) in London, a diverse group of neighbours from Kennington were photographed on their doorsteps 2 metres from me – the photographer (!) They were invited to bring anything that felt important at the moment and were asked the key question: ‘What have you learned…
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Carmem and Raphael family photoshoot
Carmem and I had a friend in common who recommended my work. She and her husband Raphael needed portraits for their profiles on LinkedIn, but they also decided to photograph the family so they could create and print some memories. Simple as that. And we had a great time during that early morning photoshoot. Sometimes…
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Fernando and Niny wedding celebration
With Fernando and Niny, I first photographed their engagement party, an unforgettable moment with a lot of positive energy, good music and the couple surrounded by their loved ones. The wedding celebration came a year later, and it couldn’t be different: an amazing event where love was all over, from every detail of the ceremony…
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Camila Pastorelli 