The Lisbon Photobook – Lisboa, Cidade Triste e Alegre

by Mário Pires 10.01.2010 Books

This long awaited photobook, one i had been dreaming of owning for some years now, it’s finally here in my hands.
One of the best account’s of the meaning of this reprint can be found here (Portuguese only).
Great photobooks should never became out of print, photographers must always have the possibility of finding inspirations and bliss [...]

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Graveyard Photowalk – Take II

by Mário Pires 29.12.2009 Foto MP

After the first series i returned to the Prazeres graveyard. This graveyard is huge, and every visit can unlock a corner gone unnoticed in previous ones. I will continue to go there until i feel i have some 30 or 40 pictures that can be published as a coherent lot.

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8 anos de Retorta

by Mário Pires 29.12.2009 Blogues

No dia 1 de Novembro a Retorta fez anos mais uma vez, ao todo já conta com 8 anos de publicação. Um resumo da actividade pode ser visto na entrada referente aos 7 anos.
A retorta continuará a ser publicada enquanto sentir necessidade de o fazer.

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Graveyard Photowalk – Take I

by Mário Pires 24.11.2009 Foto MP

Some time ago i went to a photowalk that took part in Prazeres graveyard in Lisbon, me and Pedro Pinheiro, Luís Amaral, João Nogueira, Nuno Correia, Bruno Rodrigues,Sérgio Bernardino e João Almeida. The results that came out of it made me want to make a longer series.
Before this photowalk, i decided to just look for [...]

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Concerts i enjoyed

by Mário Pires 22.11.2009 Foto MP
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Muitos projectos pessoais têm-me retirado o tempo para fotografar todos os concertos que desejaria, estes são dois a que fui recentemente e dos quais saí com um sorriso de satisfação.
These are two concerts i managed to attend and that i enjoyed fully.
Moriarty – Instituto Franco-Português
Danças Ocultas – S. Luiz

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