Eduardo Leal was born in Porto, Portugal in 1980. Traveling was always a passion for him but just after his first travel at the age of 21, he realized that he could tell about the world not only by words but also with images. In 2003 he finishes his BA in Journalism at Escola Superior de Jornalismo (ESJ) in Porto and decides to move to Edinburgh, Scotland. Based there he takes several courses in his subjects of interest such as photo-reportage, portrait, Islam, Arabic and Spanish. This gave him a better understanding of the world that he wants to focus on.
In between he traveled to Asia and South America where he had the opportunity to explore and develop his photographic eye.
Worked as a volunteer for a Peruvian NGO, where he taught and developed a project with the support of Kodak-Peru. In the project local children could learn the art of photography and show their personal views of their world through the camera. This project finishes with an exhibition in Total Kunst Gallery in Edinburgh.
After this he moved to London where he took the ABC Photography and the Reportage Photography Courses at the University of Arts of London.
The work presented in this portfolio is based on the photographs taken in his travels and his small projects. From landscapes, daily life and portraits he shows the world around him. He is particularly interested in the human figure, which it is well represented, on his most recent work.
Photography is a strong medium of communication and was this way of telling stories, showing feelings and moments that took him to follow this art. Photojournalism and documentary are the areas of his interest with religions such like Buddhism and Islam among his favorite subjects. He looks to document each travel with his photos and to create a global awareness of how the world is and what it is out there away from our daily life.
As Ansel Adams said “there are always at least two people in the photo, the photographer and the viewer”. And it is with this close encounter, this intimacy with the observer that he tries to show the world and pass on his own vision.
At the moment is based in London and works as a freelancer photographer and as a consultant to The International Art Heritage Foundation regarding the Cuban Revolution and the struggle during the Apartheid in South Africa Photography Collections.
