About
With a background in the visual arts, I began my creative career as a sculptor. In the early 1990s, I felt compelled to respond to the humanitarian crisis of the Balkans War and traveled to Bosnia and Croatia as a muralist, creating work in orphanages to bring comfort to those affected by conflict.
That and similar experiences marked a turning point and drew me toward photography—a medium that allowed me to witness, question, and engage with the world more directly. My photographic journey began in Brazil’s favelas, where I explored life on the margins of society, and later expanded into a two-year project documenting the journeys of refugees fleeing war in the Middle East and Afghanistan across Europe.
Photography also carries a personal resonance for me, shaped by the influence of both my grandfathers, whose work and curiosity about the human condition continue to inspire my own pursuit of meaningful visual storytelling.
Through my practice, I aim to approach the human experience with sensitivity and conviction, telling the stories of those I encounter with honesty and respect while amplifying their dignity and lived truths.
I am currently engaged in documentary projects spanning migration, religion and mental health. My long-term bodies of work include documenting communities displaced from Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and Georgia, as well as ongoing explorations of poverty in Brazil.