Hi,
I am
Rui
Santos.
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Based in Leiria, Portugal, directing my efforts into photography since 2020, my curiosity has led me into different aspects of this art. if you'd like to hire me, buy my art or do a collaboration, do contact me.
My efforts have brought me these achievements that I list with the greatest pride:
Featured in: NASA
Published in: Space.com,
National Geographic,
Sky & Telescope, Astronomia, Earthsky,
The World at Night, Público, Sábado
Awards:
Winner of PhotoFuniber International Photography Contest (6th edition)
Winner of Aspiring Geopark Oeste
Photography Contest (1st edition)
Winner of UNESCO Geoparks
Photography Contest (2nd edition)
Winner of Bombarral Photography Contest, O Coração do Oeste! (1st and 2nd prizes)
Winner of Figueira da Foz Photography
Contest (7th edition)
3rd Prize in Olhar Ansião Coração de Sicó Photography Contest (12th edition)
Distinguished in Geodiversity category at National Museum of Natural History and Science (University of Lisbon) Photography Contest (5th edition)
Finalist in Sábado Photography Contest - Fotografar é uma Viagem (Macro category)
Exhibitions:
The Space Within Us, Museum of the Moving Image, Leiria, Portugal (2024/25)
Drone&Astro Awards 2021, Noordung Center of Space Technologies, Slovenia
Various collective exhibitions
Catalogs:
Drone&Astro Awards 2021
Transversalidades 2023
Newspapers:
Região de Leiria, Jornal de Leiria,
Diário de Leiria, AmorMais,
Gazeta das Caldas,
Jornal da Marinha Grande