My name is Antonio Bernardino Martins Coelho, I am from a small village in the north of Portugal, where I live. I am 42 years old, married and father of two girls. I work as an electrical engineer. The passion 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.
In 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.
There are some of those awards:
35awards 2016, 2nd place in conceptual.
Xposure 2017 - still life winner
Monochrome Awards 2017 - 3rd place in conceptual
35awards 2017 best photo project
FAPA AWARDS 2017, 2019 and 2021 Nominee
Umbra awards 2019 and 2020, 2nd place in architecture
Gold winner PX3 2021, Advertising new talent
Gold and 2nd place and silver at MIFA 2021
2nd place at VIPA awards,1st edition
Gold award winner in IPA awards 2021, Advertising Photographer of the Year 2021 Non professional.
ND 2021 winner
35 awards 2021, winner of 3rd place in photo project
Mifa 2022 winner
100ASA ambassador
Best Photography Awards 1st edition, Amateur Photographer of the Year 2022
Gold award winner at IPA 2022, 2nd place advertising
PX3 winner 2022, special new talent Best photography awards
Urban Photo Awards 2022, winner, portfolio exposed at Sartorio Museum
Nature Photographer of the Year 2022, bronze winner in fungi and plants
IPA 2023 winner 1st place advertising
PX3 2023 winner
Bifa 2023 winner - best new talent
Food Photography Awards 2023 - finalist
35 Awards 9th season - 2nd place with series "state of mind"
BNW awards 2023 - Gold medal in fine art
Oneeyeland Awards 2023 - Fine Art, 7th place in TOP 10 world and 1st Place gold award for Portugal
The Society of Photographers - Architecture Photographer of the Year 2023 and Advertising and Commercial Photographer of the year 2023
Architecture Master Prize 2023 - Best of Best in Interiors
ND awards 2023, winner Gold in Special/Advertising with series "State of Mind"
HIPA awards 2023, Shortlisted and published in the annual book in color and creative
Best Photography awards 2023, 2nd place in advertising
Annual Photo Awards 2023, 2nd place in Special
WPE awards 2023, winner of 1st place with image "Silence and Oppression" from the series "State of Mind", in Commercial
Imacres Awards 2023, winner 1st place in Fine Art
1839 awards, 2023, 1st place in advertising, and public vote award in conceptual
Exposure One Awards , gold in still life
Siena Creative Awards 2024, nominee
Siena Creative Awards 2021, highly commended and commended