José Carlos Marques, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, 1980.

Lives and works in his hometown.

 

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Communication Technology (Polytechnic Institute of Porto – 2002) and an Honors degree in Photography (Polytechnic Institute of Porto – 2004). After two curricular internships at the Póvoa de Varzim City Hall (2003) and the publication Jornal de Notícias (2004), and two professional internships at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (2005 and 2006/2007), he continued his career as a photographic reporter in several companies and institutions.

 

In 2014, the author begun the production of an artistic body of work that has allowed him to develop several series on subjects related to today's society.

 

His images can be found in various newspapers, magazines and books.

 

 

Individual Exhibitions

2024 - After Nightfall - Biblioteca Municipal Rocha Peixoto, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

2018 - Eça de Queiroz - Casa Eça de Queiroz, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

2016 - Elements - Circulo Católico de Operários, Vila do Conde, Portugal

 

Group Exhibitions

2019 - CorpoRealities - PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

 

Collaborations

2019 - Palavras Correntes - Dictionary - Portugal

2014 - Flanzine #4 - Carrossel - Portugal

 

Mentions to His Work

2021 - After Nightfall - https://thomashammoudi.com/photographier-la-nuit - France

2020 - After Nightfall - https://thomashammoudi.com/bibliographie - France