Rodrigo Marques

Rodrigo Marques is a Brazilian photographer and visual artist based in São Paulo. He has been working in the field of photography since the early 2000s, and his work has been featured in numerous publications, exhibitions, and festivals around the world.

Marques’s work is characterized by its strong sense of composition and its focus on capturing moments of everyday life. His photographs often feature people in their natural environment, as well as landscapes and cityscapes. He has traveled extensively throughout Brazil, Europe, and North America to capture his images.

Marques’s work has been featured in several books, including “The Art of Seeing: Photographs by Rodrigo Marques” (2014) and “The World Through My Eyes: Photographs by Rodrigo Marques” (2016). His photographs have also been exhibited at galleries such as Galeria Vermelho in São Paulo, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro, and the International Center for Photography in New York City.

In addition to his photographic work, Marques is also an active member of the Brazilian art community. He is a founding member of Fotoativa, a collective dedicated to promoting photography as an art form in Brazil. He also serves on the board of directors for FotoRio, an organization that promotes photography education and workshops throughout Brazil.

Marques’s work has earned him numerous awards over the years, including first place at the International Photography Awards (IPA) in 2014 and 2016; first place at the Latin American Fotografia Festival (LAF) in 2015; second place at the Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) in 2016; third place at the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) in 2017; and honorable mentions at both IPA and SWPA multiple times since 2014.

Marques continues to travel around Brazil and abroad to capture his unique vision of life through his lens. His photographs are a testament to his passion for capturing moments that will last forever.