Fotografia de Espetáculos

Rita Carmo’s proposal is to demystify the myths about how to photograph concerts. After all, not everything is easy in the wonderful world of the show. There are many impediments, and many rules that make the photographers’ work difficult. However, there are little tricks that help to get around the imposed limits. Rita photographs concerts, but she also does portraits of musicians. And in this talk, the conversation can – and should – revolve around these two worlds that cross and complement each other.

Photo: José Sena Goulão

Rita Carmo is a photographer dedicated to the music scene for 30 years. She began publishing photographs in the weekly newspaper Blitz in 1992 where she remains resident photographer. She has edited two photo albums: in 2003, by Assírio & Alvim, “Altas-Luzes” and in 2013, “Bandas Sonoras – 100 Retratos na Música Portuguesa” by Chiado Editora. His photographs have been published in several Portuguese and foreign publications. Over the years he has made several individual and collective Exhibitions. In 2019, he receives the Trophy “Professional Merit Afonso Lopes Vieira” from the Newspaper Região de Leiria. As a freelancer, she is responsible for several CD covers and publicity images of Portuguese musicians. She is a trainer of Photography at Cenjor and Performance Photography at World Academy, Academia INATEL, and at the Portuguese Institute of Photography. (the photo is from © José Sena Goulão)