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João M. Rato


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Portuguese, born in Lisbon.
Studied in Macau, Lisbon, Dublin and Hong Kong. Collaborated in radio programs, seminars, book launches and in various publications, such as travel magazine “Volta ao Mundo”.

As a teenager, through friends, he learned the fascinating techniques of darkroom photography and became hooked on photography as an art form.

An insatiable adventurer, has travelled the four corners of the planet, always with his camera. Photography is one of his favorite hobbies, but was somewhat of a private activity until his participation in Macau´s Autumn Salon in 2021 with 3 photos of the “Caged Freedom - Memories of Jai Alai” series.

He is a founding member and President of the Supervisory Board of Halftone Photographic Association, as well as a member of the editorial team of Halftone Photo Magazine.

In June 2022, launched “Memories of Jai Alai”, a black and white photography Zine which is part of his photography project called Bsides Photo.

Instagram: @bsidesphoto

Libros por João M. Rato