Photojournalism nominee

This is a study of the possibilities of shooting high performance action sports with studio lights at sunset/night. I was lucky enough to work with some of the best athletes in the world what allowed me to try all my ideas in a variety of sports like bmx, motocross, surfing and skimboarding.

It's a challenge to find the good conditions for these type of shots. It's not always that the light or the waves are ideal around sunset/sunrise. And it's also a challenge for the rider to perform in pretty close to darkness. So it's always rewarding when it all works out!

Each sport represents a different challenge. In kiteboarding and skimboarding I have to deal with the water and sometimes I need to put my flashes to float on pool floats. Motocross is a challenge because all the jumps are really big and I end up having to light up a pretty big area. In BMX there is dirt everywhere so it's easy to place the lights around the rider, in that case I can be more precise and work on getting a light set up with more light sources.

My interest in photography began during a time I was also really into mountain biking. So I was mainly shooting the landscape of the places I got to go on my bike. Since biking is a sport that teaches you the importance of waking up early, I’ve also learnt to appreciate the beauty of that early morning light.

Since I’ve always been into sports it was a natural step to start shooting my friends doing sports. I quickly noticed that shooting during “the golden hour” led to shots I liked more. But then I started shooting sports like skateboarding and it’s very hard to talk skateboarders into walking up at 5am to get that good light. That was when I started studying artificial light.

Nowadays I travel with a pretty big amount of gear and place flashes where I probably shouldn’t be placing.

45 Covers, more than 400 published shots
Gold Medal at 2018 Brasilia Photo Show
2º place at 2018 Chromatic Awards
Honorable Mention at 2018 Chromatic Awards
Short Selection at 2018 Paraty em Foco
2º place at 2017 Rio Photo Festival