WEEKEND SPECIAL EVENTS
Beer Talk
What is street photography today?
Saturday, 17:00-17:45
Jorge Garcia (b.1984) is a NYC-based photographer originally from Florida. He is the founder of NYC Street Photography Collective, NYC-SPC. Having spent over 10 years photographing the streets of NYC, Garcia has developed a keen eye for capturing spontaneous, chance opportunities, focusing on candid photography that exudes attitude and draws viewers into the moments he photographs.
The British-born, New York-based photographer Phil Penman has documented the ever-changing scene of New York City’s streets for more than 25 years. In his career as a news and magazine photographer, with a large body of work in renowned publications , he has photographed major public figures and historical events.
José Sarmento Matos (36) is a Portuguese documentary photographer and filmmaker, based in London. His practice focuses on long-form storytelling, working on themes of identity, inequality, migration, and community resilience. He is also deeply engaged in street photography, documenting day-to-day life and examining the changing urban and social landscape.
Grab a free beer and join the conversation!
Photobook Market
& Book Signing
Sunday, 16:30 - 17:45
Celebrating photography in the form of the photobook — a space where images become stories, objects, and lasting records. Our Photobook Market brings together publications from our program guests alongside featured Portuguese photographers, offering visitors the chance to discover, acquire, and collect unique works.
The event also includes book signing sessions with selected photographers, creating an opportunity to meet the artists and engage with their work on a more personal level.
Four Eyes Éditions
Invited publisher based in France, presenting a curated selection of their photobooks. Known for thoughtful design and details.
Alex Webb — Under a Grudging Sun: Photographs from Haiti Libere (1989, First Edition)
Documenting Haiti’s turbulent struggle for democracy in the late 1980s. Out of print. 3 copies available.
Rebecca Norris-Webb - A Difficulty Is a Light (2024)
Poetic reflections on loss and resilience. Blending words and images in harmony.
José Sarmento Matos – Jamaika (2024)
A portrait of youth, community and resilience in Lisbon’s Jamaica neighbourhood. Intimate and socially engaged.
(€40)
Rui Miguel Cunha — Arquivo/Archive
A journey through personal and collective memory. Layers of history emerge in archival images.
Ana Paganini – Jogo de Memória (Memory Game)
A limited-edition memory game featuring paired images from Ana's Velharias Morais project. Conceived as a meditation on memory, time, and recollection, it is dedicated to her grandmother.
Nikita Teryoshin — Nothing Personal (2024) / Electrorama (2024)
Satirical and sharp, exploring the backstage of war industry in Nothing Personal. Electrorama captures vibrant festival and club scenes in Belgium and Northern France.
Jonathan Bertin – Impressionism (2024)
A photographic exploration of light and atmosphere inspired by the language of painting. Colour and abstraction blur the line between reality and perception.
Jorge Chagas – A Luz de Lisboa
Celebrating the singular light of Lisbon. A visual ode to the city’s atmosphere.
Teresa Freitas – Flowers Vol. I (2025)
The first volume of an ongoing series, beginning with the safflower in rural Japan. A study of community, memory, and colour through the lens of a single flower.
Rui Costa — Uma Azeitona Bordada em Azul (2024)
Addressing themes such as fragility and resilience following the author's grandmother’s suicide attempt. The photographs explore memories and emotions, creating a visual tribute to family bonds and endurance.
Maria Abranches — Maria (2025)
An intimate diary and a critical reflection on race, gender, and the invisible labor that serves the needs of the privileged in Portugal.
Carolina Pimenta – Bubble Gum Stuck On My Shoe (2025)
Born from an unrealised street project in Mexico City, the work reflects on improvisation, failure, and reinvention. It embraces the same makeshift creativity it set out to document, finding new life in a digital space.
Vasco Trancoso – 99 (2020)
An exploration of Lisbon through fragments of colour, light, and shadow, revealing hidden sides of the city with an intuitive, almost kaleidoscopic approach. Featuring an essay by David Gibson and a postface by Paulo Abrantes, the book affirms the permanence of photography in print over the ephemerality of the digital image.
Matilde Cunha – Volume 01 (2020)
Spanning images from 5 years, the book charts the artist’s ongoing journey with colour as language and form. Organised through the chromatic spectrum, it invites readers to encounter her photographs anew.
Inês Ventura – Queens, Kings, & Queers
A photographic stage for bodies that resist and reinvent, challenging hegemonic systems of identity and language. Through drag, performance, and poetry, the book celebrates dissidence and the courage to become who one truly is.
Pedro Patrício – Lisbon Stories
A cinematic and urban portrait of Lisbon, where light, shadow, and fleeting encounters shape the city’s rhythm. Moving between day and night, the book captures both staged-like moments and the anonymous flow of those who pass through.
David Infante – Believe
Spanning 15 years of work, this monograph transforms the artist’s archive into cosmic, dreamlike abstractions. Visceral and poetic, the images contemplate the existential self suspended between fantasy and earthly reality.
Clara Azevedo – 365 Dias que Mudaram as Nossas Vidas
A photographic diary documenting the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, blending personal moments with national events. The images capture silence, uncertainty, and resilience during a time that profoundly changed daily life.
