Vera Marmelo was born in Barreiro in 1984 and has been photographing musicians since 2004. Self-taught in photography, Vera was initially motivated by friendships with musicians from her hometown and it was also in Barreiro where she began to attend and photograph festivals, such as Out.fest and Barreiro Rocks. After more than 10 years since the start of this adventure with friends, musicians, concerts, venues and festivals, more special occasions continue to multiply whilst her personal archive continues to grow. Her blog has been updated regularly since 2006 and she also shares, with Rita Tomás, an interview project called boca-a-boca. She maintains a special connection with Galeria Zé dos Bois and Barreiro Rocks. In 2013 and 2014, she edited and authored two books - the first being of portraits by herself whilst the second was shared with a friend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Galeria Zé dos Bois. She also participated in three collective exhibitions, two at the Pequena Galeria (2015) and the other at ExperimentaDesign'15. However, her motivation remains the same, "In fact, my connection to photography comes close to my connection to music. It's my instrument, my excuse to always be present and my way of contributing to promoting the accompanying musicians.
Clients & Featured Work
Galeria Zé dos Bois
Teatro Maria Matos
Festival de Música Exploratória do Barreiro Out.fest
Festival Barreiro Rocks
Red Bull
Jornal Público
Jornal Expresso
Wire
Records
2016
Carlos Bica & AZUL feat. Frank Mobus and Jim Black
More Than This
Angel Olsen
My Woman (Deluxe Bundle)
For You B/W Tougher Than The Rest 7''
2015
VALETE
Na Batida dos Outros
Novos Talentos Fnac 2015
2013
Orelha Negra
Mixtape II
Exhibitions
2016
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Conference KISMIF - Teatro Rivoli - Porto
Maga Sessions & Maga Fest
Palácio Sinel de Cordes, Maga Fest 2016
Festival Silêncio, curadoria Ágata Xavier
Espaço BV90, Collective Exhibition
2015
Synesthesia - A Imagem e a Música na Edição Independente
Experimenta Design ’15, Matosinhos, Collective Exhibition
2014
29-30-32, Curadoria Ágata Xavier
A Pequena Galeria, Collective Exhibition
Um Olhar do Retrato, curadoria Marta Cruz e Guilherme Godinho
A Pequena Galeria, Collective Exhibition
2009
Nova música _ Música nova _ Novos músicos
Museu da Música
Books
2014
Convite
Self-Published with Luís Martins
(Video)
2013
Caderno de Retratos
Self-Published
(Video)
Vera Marmelo was born in Barreiro in 1984 and has been photographing musicians since 2004. Self-taught in photography, Vera was initially motivated by friendships with musicians from her hometown and it was also in Barreiro where she began to attend and photograph festivals, such as Out.fest and Barreiro Rocks. After more than 10 years since the start of this adventure with friends, musicians, concerts, venues and festivals, more special occasions continue to multiply whilst her personal archive continues to grow. Her blog has been updated regularly since 2006 and she also shares, with Rita Tomás, an interview project called boca-a-boca. She maintains a special connection with Galeria Zé dos Bois and Barreiro Rocks. In 2013 and 2014, she edited and authored two books - the first being of portraits by herself whilst the second was shared with a friend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Galeria Zé dos Bois. She also participated in three collective exhibitions, two at the Pequena Galeria (2015) and the other at ExperimentaDesign'15. However, her motivation remains the same, "In fact, my connection to photography comes close to my connection to music. It's my instrument, my excuse to always be present and my way of contributing to promoting the accompanying musicians.
Clients & Featured Work
Galeria Zé dos Bois
Teatro Maria Matos
Festival de Música Exploratória do Barreiro Out.fest
Festival Barreiro Rocks
Red Bull
Jornal Público
Jornal Expresso
Wire
Records
2016
Carlos Bica & AZUL feat. Frank Mobus and Jim Black
More Than This
Angel Olsen
My Woman (Deluxe Bundle)
For You B/W Tougher Than The Rest 7''
2015
VALETE
Na Batida dos Outros
2013
Orelha Negra
Mixtape II
Exhibitions
2016
All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Conference KISMIF - Teatro Rivoli - Porto
Maga Sessions & Maga Fest
Palácio Sinel de Cordes, Maga Fest 2016
Festival Silêncio, curadoria Ágata Xavier
Espaço BV90, Collective Exhibition
2015
Synesthesia - A Imagem e a Música na Edição Independente
Experimenta Design ’15, Matosinhos, Collective Exhibition
2014
29-30-32, Curadoria Ágata Xavier
A Pequena Galeria, Collective Exhibition
Um Olhar do Retrato, curadoria Marta Cruz e Guilherme Godinho
A Pequena Galeria, Collective Exhibition
2009
Nova música _ Música nova _ Novos músicos
Museu da Música
Books
2014
Convite
Self-Published with Luís Martins
(Video)
2013
Caderno de Retratos
Self-Published
(Video)