Rita Carmo Explained
Rita Carmo |
Birth Date: | 8 May 1970 |
Birth Place: | Leiria, Portugal |
Education: | Fashion Design (IADE), Communication Design (University of Belas-Artes) |
Occupation: | Photojournalist, instructor, graphic designer, music video director |
Years Active: | 1992—present |
Known For: | Music photography |
Notable Works: | Altas Luzes (2003), Bandas Sonoras — 100 Retratos na Música Portuguesa (2013) |
Awards: | Região de Leiria's Afonso Lopes Vieira Professional Merit Award, APORFEST Women in Music Industry Award |
Rita Carmo (born Leiria, 1970) is a Portuguese portrait and concert photographer and photojournalist known for her work in the musical area. She is a resident photographer at Blitz Magazine since 1992, as well as a collaborator at various national publications such as Expresso and Forbes Portugal, and her photography work has been published in several international magazines around the world.
She has published two book albums of her photographic work, Altas-Luzes (2003) and Bandas Sonoras — 100 Retratos na Música Portuguesa (2013), as well as collaborating in other published books such as with Blitz magazine, Xutos e Pontapés, The Gift and Sérgio Godinho.
Adjacent to her photography work, she is also a graphic designer, photography instructor, music video director and regularly exhibits her work in both solo and collaborative exhibitions. Aside from her jury work in multiple editions of photography competitions, she was also one of the six juries in Festival da Canção 2021, the live broadcast national music festival for selecting the entry that represents Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest.
She received the Região de Leiria's Afonso Lopes Vieira Professional Merit Award in 2019, and in 2023, APORFEST awarded her the Women in Music Industry Award.
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Early life and education
Rita Carmo was born in 1970 in Leiria[1] In 1995, she graduated in Communication Design in University of Belas-Artes in Lisbon, after previously completing IADE's course in Fashion Design with a specialization in Fashion Photography.[2] [3] As a finalist in the Fashion course at IADE, aspiring to become a fashion illustrator, a fashion producer who worked as a reporter in Blitz weekly newspaper noticed Rita Carmo's final project fashion photography exposition stand and asked Carmo to photograph her colleagues' fashion show for the newspaper, and, later, was invited to photograph a concert.[4] [5] [6]
Career
In February 1992, Carmo began her collaboration as a photographer at Blitz weekly newspaper, for which she was invited to join the editorial staff in September of the same year, and where she remained until April 2006, when the newspaper was restructured into a monthly magazine.[7] [8]
Carmo is currently resident photojournalist at Blitz Magazine and collaborator at Expresso,[9] Forbes Portugal,[10] and Career Choices,[11] [12] as well as a photography instructor in World Academy — Artistic School,[13] CENJOR — Centro de Formação para Jornalistas (Training Center for Journalists)[14] and Instituto Português de Fotografia (Portuguese Photography Institute), and previously on Restart.[15] She has a design partnership "Espanta-Espíritos", with António Afonso, since 1995.
Internationally, her photography work has been widely published, such as in Japan (Rockin'On[16] and Snoozer Mag[17]), UK (Melody Maker[18]), France (Le Figaro Magazine[19]), Brazil (Revista Bizz[20]), Spain (OK![21]) and the Netherlands (Story[22]).
She was kissed by Bono Vox, lead vocalist of the band U2, in the Zooropa Tour concert in 1993, which was transmitted live.[23] [24] [25]
Music videos
Carmo made her music video solo directing debut in 2017 with Celina da Piedade's "Linha e o Linho".[26] In 2020, she directed Sara Vidal's "Baile da meia volta",[27] and in 2021, the first and second single from Cat Music's album "Tatuagem Virtual", "Lado B"[28] [29] and "Planta na Terra",[30] respectively.
Jury work
She was a jury in Portugal Festival Awards in 2013,[31] 2014[32] and 2015.[33]
For FNAC, she was a jury of the FNAC New Talents Photography Award in 2004 and 2005,[34] as well as FNAC's Photography Marathons.[35] [36]
In Azores, she was jury of the LabJovem Award - Azores Young Creators Contest in the area of photography in 2012, 2014 and 2016.[37] [38]
She was a jury in Festival da Canção 2021, the live broadcast national music festival for selecting the entry that represents Portugal in Eurovision Song Contest, along with Paulo de Carvalho, Rita Guerra, NBC, Vanessa Augusto and Marta Carvalho.[39]
Awards
In 2019, she receives the Região de Leiria's Afonso Lopes Vieira Professional Merit Award,[40] dedicated to distinguished professionals in the area of journalism.
In 2023, she receives the APORFEST Women in Music Industry Award,[41] [42] awarded by public voting to acknowledge women with a relevant role in the Portuguese music industry over time.
Media appearances
Aside from multiple magazine and press interviews,[43] Carmo has also appeared on several occasions on television, radio, and other media outlets. On television, she has been interviewed various times in each of the main Portuguese television broadcasting networks: RTP1, RTP2,[44] SIC[45] and TVI,[46] such as on SIC Notícias' Jornal da Noite,[47] RTP's 5 para a Meia-Noite[48] and Bom dia, Portugal.[49]
On radio, podcasts, and other media outlets, she has been interviewed on "TSF",[50] "Femina",[51] "Fala com Ela",[52] "Primavera Sound",[53] "Cabeças de Cartaz"[54] and "Encontros Imediatos",[55] among others.
Publications
Carmo has published 2 photo albums as collections of her work focused on musician's portraits and live concert performances, as well as a special joint edition sold with Blitz magazine nº30 and nº31, "Portugal XXI — Imagens de Sons Portugueses" in November 2008.[56]
- Altas-Luzes (2003). ISBN 978-972-37-0867-7
- Bandas Sonoras — 100 Retratos na Música Portuguesa (2013). ISBN 978-989-51-0839-8
Collaborations
- Xutos & Pontapés - XX Anos (1999). ISBN 9789728494025
- 15 Histórias de Hábitos - Criadores de Moda em Portugal (2003). ISBN 9789725891131
- Retrovisor: Uma biografia musical de Sérgio Godinho (2006). ISBN 978-972-37-1097-7
- The Gift 20 (2015).[57] [58] [59]
- Mulheres na Ciência (2019). ISBN 978-972-98602-6-3
- Mulheres na Ciência (2021). ISBN 978-989-54649-5-1
- Kioskzine 4.0 - Rita Carmo (2022)[60] [61]
- 75 Canções - 2º edition (2023). ISBN 978-972-37-2293-2
Exhibitions
Carmo has participated in various exhibitions of her photography work.
- Exhibitions associated with the publishing of Carmo's first book "Altas-Luzes" (2003) are set in various places:
- Exhibition in Livraria Arquivo, in Leiria (May 2004)[62]
- Exhibition in Sociedade Harmonia Eborense, in Évora (May 2005)[63]
- Exhibition in 4ème Festival Portugais (4th Portuguese Festival) in Paris (June, 2005)[64] [65]
- Exhibition in Azambuja, Festival do Tejo (July 2005)[66] [67]
- Exhibition in Cybercento, in Castelo Branco (Abril 2006)[68]
- Collective exhibition in shop windows as part of the event “Chiado has the Largest Photographic Exhibition in the World”, in 2010[69]
- Exhibitions associated with the publishing of Carmo's second book “Bandas Sonoras” (2013) are set in various places across Portugal, starting in October 2011 with an exhibition of the same name as the book in Barreiro[70]
- Exhibition in Azores, Terceira Island (April 2013)[71]
- Exhibition in Theater José Lúcio da Silva, Leiria (November 2013)[72]
- Exhibition in Feira da Música de Beja in Beja's Casa da Cultura (September 2014)[73] [74]
- Exhibition in Festival Maré de Agosto on the island of Santa Maria, Azores (August 2016)[75] [76]
- Exhibition in Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (October 2017)[77]
- Exhibition in Centro de Artes e Espectáculos da Figueira da Foz (Março 2018)[78]
- Exhibition in Festival MicroSons in Oeiras (Abril 2019)[79] [80]
- Exhibition in Casa da Cultura, Setúbal (Março 2022)[81]
- Solo exhibition "Sul e Sueste" for the month of photography in Barreiro's Municipal Auditorium Augusto Cabrita in 2014, featuring portraits of musicians taken on the region of Barreiro[82]
- Curator for Super Bock Super Rock Festival 20 Year Exhibition on Pavilhão de Portugal, Parque das Nações in 2015[83] [84]
- Exhibition "12 Mulheres, 12 Vozes" (12 Women, 12 Voices) in Coimbra's downtown shop windows in 2019 as part of the festival "Abril no Feminino"[85] [86]
- Exhibition "VelvetNirvana" in 2020 in Pavilhão Branco in Lisbon's Museum[87] [88]
- Solo exhibition of the project "Exit - Saída de Emergência" on FNAC stores in 2022, documenting empty concert halls during the lockdown period of COVID19's pandemic[89] [90] [91]
- Retrospective collective exhibition of Coldplay's performances in Portugal at Alma Shopping - Coimbra, where she was also curator, inaugurated on 1 of April, 2023[92]
- Solo exhibition for Altice Arena Open Day celebrating its 25 years of activity, inaugurated on May, 2023[93] [94] [95]
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Rodrigues . Nilza . 2023-04-04 . Rita Carmo, repórter fotográfica Forbes distinguida com o prémio Women in Music Industry . 2023-07-25 . Forbes Portugal . pt-PT.
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- Web site: Career Choices by SM - 8ª EDIÇÃO . 2023-07-25 . heyzine.com . en.
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- Web site: “Lado B” é o single que marca o regresso de Cat… . 2023-07-25 . pt-PT.
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- Web site: Redação . Troféus Afonso Lopes Vieira distinguem bons exemplos da região . 2022-12-27 . Região de Leiria . pt-PT.
- Web site: 2023-03-19 . Rita Carmo, repórter fotográfica da BLITZ há mais de 30 anos, venceu prémio de carreira no Talkfest . 2023-07-25 . Expresso . pt.
- Web site: Fotógrafa Rita Carmo, de Leiria, ganha prémio de carreira na indústria da música . 2023-03-18 . Jornal de Leiria . pt.
- Web site: Música: que banda sonora está a ouvir? . 2023-07-25 . Máxima . pt-PT.
- Web site: Rita Carmo . 2023-07-25 . pt-PT.
- Web site: 2020-05-10 . Da música ao silêncio pela lente de Rita Carmo . 2023-07-25 . SIC Notícias . pt.
- Web site: O papel da fotografia nas nossas vidas . 2023-07-25 . TVI Player . pt.
- Web site: 2023-05-22 . Altice Arena abre portas dos bastidores . 2023-07-25 . SIC Notícias . pt.
- Web site: Portugal . Rádio e Televisão de . The Gift, Jel, Rita Carmo e Nuno Galopim - 5 Para a Meia-Noite - Talk-Shows - RTP . 2023-07-25 . www.rtp.pt.
- Web site: Portugal . Rádio e Televisão de . 2013-11-28 . Fotografias de Rita Carmo reunidas em "Bandas Sonoras" . 2023-07-25 . Fotografias de Rita Carmo reunidas em "Bandas Sonoras" . pt.
- Web site: Dias Mendes . Teresa . 25 May 2022 . "Adorava ser um drone." Rita Carmo e Rafael Carmo Afonso em Uma Questão de ADN . TSF Rádio Notícias.
- Web site: 2020-11-17 . Rita Carmo – FEMINA . 2023-07-25 . en-US.
- Web site: FALA COM ELA: FALA COM ELA com Rita Carmo on Apple Podcasts . 2023-07-25 . Apple Podcasts . en-GB.
- Web site: Radio Primavera Sound - 1x08 with Rita Carmo . 2023-07-25 . www.primaverasound.com.
- Web site: Cabeças de Cartaz: #25 Rita Carmo - "Lembro-me bem da noite quando os Nirvana vieram a Cascais. Kurt não adorava fotógrafos, foi muito difícil trabalhar nessa noite." em Apple Podcasts . 2023-07-25 . Apple Podcasts . pt-PT.
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- Web site: Abril No Feminino . 2023-01-03 . abrilnofeminino.pt.
- Web site: Portugal . Rádio e Televisão de . The Gift, Jel, Rita Carmo e Nuno Galopim - 5 Para a Meia-Noite - Talk-Shows - RTP . 2023-01-08 . www.rtp.pt.
- Web site: The Gift celebram 20 anos de carreira com edição de luxo – livro + 4 discos + 4 DVD's . 2023-01-08 . Made In Portugal Música . pt-PT.
- Web site: Sá . Pedro de . oturismo.pt - The Gift celebram 20 anos de carreira com edição de luxo: The Gift 20 . 2023-01-08 . www.oturismo.pt . pt-pt.
- Web site: Lançamento da KIOSKzine 4.0_ "Pormenores com a mínima importância" Rita Carmo Evento online . 2022-12-30 . Mira Forum . pt-PT.
- Web site: Maia . Ana Marques . Ao longo de 30 anos, Rita Carmo captou nos palcos "coisas pequenas em pessoas enormes" . 2023-01-06 . PÚBLICO . pt.
- News: May 6, 2004 . O regresso do "Música em Leiria" . Portuguese . The return of "Music in Leiria" . 4–9 . Jornal de Leiria.
- Web site: Rita Carmo RDB www.ruadebaixo.com . 2022-12-30 . www.ruadebaixo.com.
- Web site: Portugal . Rádio e Televisão de . Rita Carmo expõe fotos em França e Filipa César mostra vídeo na Suíça . 2022-12-30 . Rita Carmo expõe fotos em França e Filipa César mostra vídeo na Suíça . pt.
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- Web site: As luzes da ribalta segundo a câmara de Rita Carmo . 2022-12-30 . www.dn.pt.
- News: March 31, 2006 . Rita Carmo mostra "Altas Luzes" . Portuguese . Rita Carmo exhibits "Altas Luzes" . 21 . Jornal Reconquista.
- Web site: 2010-06-07 . "Maior Exposição Fotográfica do Mundo" . 2022-12-30 . Boas Notícias . pt-PT.
- Web site: EXPOSIÇÃO DE FOTOGRAFIA DE CLÁUDIO FERREIRA, RITA CARMO E VERA MARMELO NA GALERIA MUNICIPAL DE ARTE . 2022-12-30 . www.cm-barreiro.pt . pt-PT.
- Web site: Rita Carmo expõe "Bandas Sonoras" . 2022-12-30 . Açoriano Oriental . pt.
- Web site: Exposição de Fotografia de Rita Carmo no teatro José Lúcio da Silva . 2022-12-30 . www.cm-leiria.pt . pt-PT.
- Web site: SAPO . Feira da Música de Beja com concertos e venda de discos e instrumentos . 2022-12-30 . SAPO Mag . pt.
- Web site: 2015-01-17 . Banda Desenhada, Ilustração, Cartune e Fotografia em Beja . 2022-12-30 . Tribuna Alentejo . pt-pt.
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- Web site: Exposição: Bandas Sonoras - ESTSetúbal/IPS . 2022-12-30 . www.estsetubal.ips.pt.
- Web site: Rita Carmo apresenta Bandas Sonoras e-cultura . 2022-12-30 . www.e-cultura.pt.
- Web site: Parque dos Poetas recebe festival Microsons . 2022-12-30 . New in Oeiras . pt-PT.
- Web site: Carlão, Tomara, Samuel Úria e Cristóvam no festival Microsons e-cultura . 2022-12-30 . www.e-cultura.pt.
- Web site: Setúbal celebra Dia do Teatro com um programa para todas as idades . 2022-12-30 . New in Setúbal . pt-PT.
- Web site: Mês da Fotografia no Barreiro - Últimas iniciativas . 2022-12-30 . Cardápio . pt.
- Web site: Esteves . Pedro . 20 anos de Rock em imagens. E a partir de agora? . 2022-12-30 . Observador . pt-PT.
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- Web site: Abril No Feminino . 2022-12-30 . 2019.abrilnofeminino.pt.
- Web site: velvetnirvana - coleção António Neto Alves Arte in Lisboa . 2022-12-30 . Time Out Lisboa . pt-PT.
- Web site: 2020-09-01 . Velvetnirvana no Pavilhão Branco . 2022-12-30 . Umbigo . pt-PT.
- Web site: Silva . Sara . 2022-03-02 . Salas e palcos vazios pela lente de Rita Carmo: uma homenagem à cultura . 2023-07-25 . PÚBLICO . pt.
- Web site: Quando as salas de espetáculos ficaram vazias. Exposição de fotografias de Rita Carmo abre sexta-feira com debate sobre o futuro da música ao vivo . 2022-12-30 . Jornal Expresso . pt-PT.
- Web site: Oxigénio . Rádio . 2022-02-18 . "Exit": Palcos e salas vazios durante a pandemia em exposição de fotografia . 2022-12-30 . Rádio Oxigénio . pt-PT.
- Web site: 2023-05-16 . Exposição “Coldplay em Portugal” no Alma Shopping, em Coimbra: “Ver pessoas a abraçarem-se e a tirarem selfies é um grande feedback” . 2023-07-25 . Expresso . pt.
- Web site: ECO . 2023-05-16 . Altice Arena abre as portas a todos para assinalar os 25 anos . 2023-07-25 . ECO . pt-PT.
- Web site: Vai poder descobrir os recantos secretos da Altice Arena — incluindo os bastidores . 2023-07-25 . NiT . pt-PT.
- Web site: Arte Sonora25 anos de Altice Arena celebrados com dia aberto ao público Arte Sonora . 2023-07-25 . artesonora.pt . pt-PT.