About Paulo Amorim
Born in Belém heart of the Amazon,Brazil, became a photographer mid 1985 developing personal documentation projects of the Amazonian culture with a focus on the social issues of the region. Graduated in photojournalism at the Federal University of Pará Art's Department Belém in 1993. Worked as a staff photographer of the newspaper O Liberal in Belém during ten years, became an independent photographer working as a collaborator with the Agência Estado, Veja Magazine and as stringer for AFP in the Amazon. He moved to Europe in 2002 working as stringer with AP and AFP in Lisbon. He has covered various major international news events including European Summit meetings, sport events, politics, business, features, fashion, nature, entertainment, etc. In 2011 he moved his base to Amsterdam in The Netherlands to pursue wider genre of photography and has been traveling inside and outside Europe and currently is working with various international and domestic major news agencies. He takes his bike every day in pursuit of his images.
Studied Photography
1997 - Photo Editor for Newspaper and Magazine - Newspaper O Estado de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
1995 - New Photojournalism by Steve Hart, New York Times photographer – FAAP, São Paulo - Brazil
1995 - Documentary and Photojornalism by Donna DeCesare documentary photographer and University of Texa at Austin School of Journalism - FAAP, São Paulo - Brazil
1995 - Fine Art Print in black & white Profissional Laboratory Kodak – Sesc Pompeia - São Paulo, Brazil
1993 - Photojournalism – Federal University of Pará Art's Department – Belém - Brazil
1991 - Documentary/Photoreportage - PUC Pontifícia Universidade Católica – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2013-2018 - Imago - Sipa Press - Getty Images - Contributor
2009-2015 - Veja Magazine - Imago Sport Contributor in Europe
2008-2011 - El Mundo - Contributor in Lisbon,Portugal
2006-2011 - Imago Press/Sport – Photo Editor - stringer in Lisbon, Portugal
2000-2002 - Agence France Presse – stringer in Belém and Amazonia, Brazil
2000-2002 - Travel Magazine Para Onde - Photo Editor Contributor - Belém Amazonia, Brazil
2000-2002 - Latinphoto - Photo Editor - Greenpeace Amazon - Contributor
1998-2002 - Agência Estado – Contributor in Belém and Amazonia, Brazil
1988-1998 - Jornal O Liberal – staff photographer – Belém and Amazonia, Brazil
1991-1992 - Veja Magazine (branch in Belém) – Contributor in Belém and Amazonia, Brazil
Awards
2015 - Performance Awards of Humanity Photo Awards 2015. United Nations/UNESCO and China Photographer Association - Beijing,China
2013 - Performance Awards of Humanity Photo Awards 2013. United Nations/UNESCO and China Photographer Association - Beijing,China
2008-2009 - First Price Summertime by KLM/Holland Herald Photo - The Netherlands
2000-2001 - Honorary Mention at the XXIX International Photo Contest Nikon – Tokio, Japan
1998 - 1st Price for Womens Human Rights – United Nation/UNIFEM – Lima, Peru
1997 - 1st Price and scholarship – X Award Marc Ferrez, Ministry of Culture – Funarte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1997 - Finalist for the Mother Jones Intarnational Fund for Documentary/Photography - USA
1996 - Honorary Mention at the V Latin American Coloque – Havana, Cuba
1995 - Honorary Mention at the XVII Congress of World Journalism in Campos de Jordão,São Paulo, Brazil
1992-1993 - 3rd Price/Bronze XXIV International Photo Contest Nikon – Tokio, Japan
Individual Exhibition
2007 - Different Dreams – High Comission for Immigration – Lisbon-Portugal
2000 - Nas Mãos do Tempo (In the Hands of Time)- Museum of Belém /MABE , and Alliance Française in São Paulo, Brazil
1998-1999 - Os Caminhos da Amazónia (Amazón Tracks ) - Belém, Lima, Peru and Paris, France
1995 - No Meio do Mundo (Middle of the World) - Belém and Salvador-Ba, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1991 - Solidão do Lugar (Loneliness of the Place) - Belém, Brazil
Exhibitions in Common (among others)
2008 - Fussball Mundial - Exhibition during the Euro 2008 Soccer Championship Olten,Switzerland
2008 - Arco 2008 Contemporary Brazilian Photography – Madrid, Spain
2007 - Los Trabajos y Los Dias – Fund. Nuevo Periodismo,Bogota - Colombia2006 - Brazilian Contemporary photography – Biennalphotoliege – Liege – Belgium
2003 - Contemporary Photography Exb. of Pará ´80 /´90 – Belém, Brazil
2002 - Photographers Exhibition of the Agência Estado – São Paulo, Brazil
1999 - Amazónia Olhar Sem Fronteiras – Berlin, Germany and Quito, Equador
1998-1999 - Womens Human Rights – Lima, Quito, México and New York
1995 - Brazilian Photojournalism at the II Bienal of Iberapuera – São Paulo, Brazil
1995 - 46ª International Exibition of Photography Del.Mar. Faiground Association - San Diedo,California-USA
Photographies in Archives
- National Library of Rio de Janeiro
- Museu da Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (Modern Art Museum)
- Fundação Bienal de São Paulo (Bienal Foundation)
- Mother Jones Foundation, Eugene Smith – USA
- World Press Photo – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Joaquim Paiva´s personal photography collection (Brazil)
- Funart - Ministery of Culture in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mabe - Art Museum in Belém, Brazil