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. 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

Gold award winner at IPA 2022, 2nd place advertising

PX3 winner 2022, special new talent

Best photography awards 2022, winner best new talent of the year

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 Photography Awards 2023, 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 - 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

Annual Photo Awards 2nd place in Special

WPE awards 2023, winner of 1st place with image "Silence and Oppression" from the series "State of Mind", in Commercial