TITLE: Christening of an artisan fishing boat

This photo was taken in Rabo de Peixe, São Miguel Island, Azores, during the baptism ceremony of an artisan fishing boat.

AUTHOR: Paulo Monteiro (Portugal)

Paulo Monteiro was born June 1963, in S. Miguel, Azores, where he currently lives and works.
He has been a photographer since 1985.
He has developed long term projects about various subjects, such as popular religiosity, profane festivities, architecture, landscape, Nature, or the world of work.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- Galeria Arco 8, Ponta Delgada, 1989;
- Associação Portuguesa de Arte Fotográfica, Lisboa, 1990;
- Livraria Solmar, Ponta Delgada, 1992;
- Galeria Arco 8, Ponta Delgada, 1994;
- V Bienal de Fotografia, Vila Franca de Xira, 1997;
- Semana Maior, itinerante na ilha de S. Miguel, Açores, 2003;
- Semana Maior, Museu de São Jorge, Açores, 2004;
- Espírito Santo nas ilhas Terceira, Pico e São Jorge, Museu de São Jorge, Açores, 2005;
- Açores Profundos, Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada, 2007;
- Processies, Sint-Michielskerk, Gent, Bélgica, 2015.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- Pontilha, Ribeira Grande, 1989;
- I Bienal de Fotografia, Vila Franca de Xira, 1989;
- I Semana de Arte, Ponta Delgada, 1992;
- IV Bienal de Fotografia, Vila Franca de Xira, 1995;
- Novos Criadores, Ponta Delgada, 1998;
- 20e Internationaal Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Bélgica, 1998;
- 5ème Biennale d`Arts Graphiques, Saint-Maur des Fossés, França, 1998;
- 21e Internationaal Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Bélgica, 1999;
- A Window on the Azores, The Bermuda National Gallery, Hamilton, Bermuda, 1999;
- A Window on the Azores, New Bedford Waling Museum, New Bedford, USA, 2000;
- Marca Madeira 2000, Funchal, 2000;
- VII Bienal de Fotografia, Vila Franca de Xira, 2001;
- Galeria do Fórum Cultural de Alverca, 2001;
- Fotonoviembre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canárias, Espanha, 2001;
- 7ème Prix International "Charlemagne", Thionville, França (itinerante na França, Bélgica e
Luxemburgo), 2002;
- Arte 13, itinerante na ilha de S. Miguel, Açores, 2003;
- Fotonoviembre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canárias, Espanha, 2003;
- VIII Bienal de Fotografia, Vila Franca de Xira, 2003;
- Fotonoviembre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canárias, Espanha, 2005;
- La Manera Atlántica/A Maneira Atlântica, itinerante nas Canárias, Madeira e Açores, 2008;
- II Bienal de Fotografia, Sintra, 2009;
- 32e Internationaal Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Bélgica, 2010;
- Olhos Sobre o Mar, Navio Museu Santo André, Ílhavo, 2010;
- Black+White Photographer of the Year 2015, Leica Mayfair, London, UK;
- Black+White Photographer of the Year 2015, theprintspace, London, UK;
- Black&White International Award Rome, Spazio Tetenal, Roma, Italia, 2016;
- Concurso Mês da Fotografia, Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita, Barreiro, 2016.

BOOKS
- Açores Profundos/Profound Azores, Edições Caixotim, colecção Artes e Letras, Porto, 2007.

His work has been published in Black+White Photography, Réponses Photo, Dodho magazine, MonoVisions, Private, F-Stop Magazine, Don`t Take Pictures.

PRIZES
Prémio da IV Bienal de Fotografia, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, 1995, Bronze Award, Black & White Magazine single Image Contest 2010, International Photography Awards 2011, People: Culture Second Place, Black+White Photographer of the Year 2015, Documentary category winner, Tetenal European B/W Classics Award 2015 – 2nd place, Black&White International Award Rome, 2016, First prize Best Single Shot, Monochrome Awards 2016, First Place Winner in Photojournalism.