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Exhibition.04

Over There, Where The Extremes Meet

Project undertaken in 2019 Photographic Residence

Luís Miguel Portela Portugal, 2018

Lá, Onde os Extremos se Tocam

Based on its origins in the Algarve, the author decides, in his second participation in the Frontal Shot Residency, to extend the limits of the municipality of Melgaço, exploring the distance that connects the north and south extremes of the country. Circumscribed to the surrounding area of Cevide, and the island of Culatra, this comparative photographic essay starts from the search for the difference between these opposing poles of the country, to embrace the doubt if whether it is more what separates or approaches them. Over there, where the extremes meet, is where this photographic project intends to arrive.

  • Date: 29 July / 31 August 2019
  • Location: Praça da República, nº 169
Luís Miguel Portela

Born in Loulé in 1979. He moved to Lisbon in 1997 to study Economics, thus working in the field. In 2009, however, he changed his life to devote himself to his great passions: traveling, writing and photography. Between 2013 and 2016 he completed a round the world trip without flying that is documented in images. On his return he studied photography at ETIC, field where he currently works. Participant in the Frontal Shot Residency for the second consecutive year.

Luís Miguel Portela