ABOUT
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Ricardo Silva's Art education started at Antonio Arroio Art School in Lisbon at the age of sixteen. He became familiar with a diverse rang of arts and crafts including Photography.
While taking his degree in Graphic Design at IADE-ESD in Lisbon he took several courses in Photography with special interest in photojournalism and long term reportage/documentary projects.
After two years as a freelance graphic designer he moved to London to pursue his long lasting passion for documentary Photography. He attended a Reportage Course at Central Saint Martins and developed several projects within the city.
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After returning to Lisbon he worked for Publico Newspaper as an Intern Staff Photographer. Subsequently he was later the recipient of the INOV-Art Grant, alloying him to work at NOOR photo agency in Amsterdam.
He works as an independent photographer in Lisbon.
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"The oldest memory I have with Photography is picking up a camera someone had left at my grandfather's house. I proceeded to snap at anything: people, dogs, trees, bicycles, food, anything. I was ecstatic with this object, its buttons, the weight, the power of decision, framing, timing. I loved the camera I loved what you could do with it, I loved that you somehow became a time wizard.
I was roughly eight years old back then and the camera had no film in it.
Today, I still feel the same every time I pick one up. I still have that camera."