Márcio Vasconcelos Wins the Overall Award at the FotoDoc Photo Contest 2025
The FotoDoc Photo Contest 2025 has revealed its winners. Márcio Vasconcelos was chosen by the Jury as the Overall...
How old are you? Where do you currently live and work?
67 years old, Nova Lima, MG.
Tell us about your journey in photography. When did you start photographing and why? What role does photography play in your life?
I started photographing in 1978 because I really liked to draw and a friend had a camera. In 1978 I bought a Canon FT. Photography has been my job since 1980.
Tell us about your finalist work for the FotoDoc Photo Contest 2025. When and where was it created? What is its concept? How does it fit into your photographic practice?
This photo was taken for a project for a book “Sertões do Brasil” (Backlands of Brazil) of my authorship. It opens the chapter about Crafts.
I like to photograph people in their daily work.
What projects are you currently working on? What are your near-future plans for photographic production?
A photography book about the popular festivals of Minas Gerais: “Minas em Festa” (Minas in Celebration), with 204 pages.
Yes, I have 3 projects ahead:
• “No meu quintal” (In My Backyard): photos of birds that frequent my backyard.
• “Praia de Ponta Grossa, Ceará” (Ponta Grossa Beach, Ceará): document the daily life of the fishing community with their jangadas (rafts).
• “Rio Jequitinhonha” (Jequitinhonha River): document the communities along the course of the Jequitinhonha River.
FotoDoc - Festival de Fotografia Documental, de 4 a 8 de novembro de 2025, Panamericana Escola de Arte e Design, São Paulo (SP)
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