Bio

My name is Antonio Bernardino Martins Coelho, I am from a small village in the north of Portugal, where I live. I am 40 years old, married and father of two girls. I work as an electrical engineer. A taste for painting was evident in me early on, but it was only in 2010 after a trip to Cuba that I became interested in photography, having captured a lot of images. However, having a small digital camera, I started to acquire analog equipment and develop the photography learning activity in a self-taught way, using very old and medium format machines. My favorite camera is the Zeiss Ikon Nettar. It was only in 2015 that I bought my first DSLR and since then I have developed skills in digital photography and digital image processing. I have particularly interest in still life, landscape, conceptual and architecture. In 2017 I get my first victory in international competitions, in still life, at the Xposure festival, in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Since then I have participated in many national and international competitions, having conquered podium places in competitions with high recognition. In 2018 I achieved the title of Portugal National Award at the Sony Awards, and commended at the same contest. The same feat is achieved in 2020, with the same title, Portugal National Award at the Sony Awards and shortlisted in still life. And 2021, a series of my photographs that address the problem of plastic on the environment and food, is an integral part of the exhibition at the Xposure festival, in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. In 2021, achieved the gold title in the WPE awards, Budapest International Photo Awards and Tokyo International Foto Awards competitions. Publication of my photographs in Portuguese and international magazines such as Practical Photographer Magazine and Digital Photographer Magazine. Xposure 2017 - still life winner Monochrome Awards 2017 - 3rd place in conceptual, honorable mention, 2018 - Honorable mention in Architecture and conceptual; 35awards 2016, 2nd place in conceptual, in best photo project; Monovisions 2017 - Honorable mention in Conceptual and nature, 2018 - Honorable mention in Conceptual FAPA AWARDS 2017,2019,2021 Nominee Gold and 2nd place at MIFA 2021, silver MIFA 2021. 2nd place at VIPA awards,1st edition. WPE awards 2021, gold; Umbra awards 2019 and 2020, 2nd place in architecture; Xposure 2021-guest photographer; Gold winner PX3 2021, Advertising new talent Gold award winner in IPA awards 2021, Advertising Photographer of the Year 2021 Non professional. ND 2021 winner Mifa 2022 winner 100ASA ambassador IPA2022 2nd place winner PX3 2022 and 2023 winner Best photography awards, best new talent of the year 2023 IPA2023 1st place in advertising Winner of 1st place in architecture and advertising at the Societies of Photographers 2023, in UK TOP 1st place in Oneeyeland awards 2023 TOP 10 best fine art photographers in 2023 at Oneeyeland, 7th place Bifa 2023, winner of gold and 1st place in advertising Architecture Master prize 2023, winner in best of best in INTERIORS Epa Awards 2023, winner of platinum