Photojournalist · Kraków
Covering Central & Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
Portuguese freelance photojournalist based in Kraków. Stringer for Getty Images and Anadolu Agency, on editorial and commercial assignments.
Published in
- The Times
- The New York Times
- Stern
- The Washington Post
- Foreign Policy
- The Guardian
- Paris Match
- Le Point
- Newsweek Poland
- Peninsula Qatar
- La Croix
8
International awards
8
Exhibitions
10+
Years in the field
In addition to providing news coverage around Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, he works on personal long-term projects.
He has presented his work during photography workshops and summer schools, including those organized by the Europaeum network based in Oxford, Jagiellonian University in Poland, and Sofia University in Bulgaria.
As Omar is always on the run and suffers from the chronic disease “press the shutter”, he looks forward to establishing cooperation, partnerships, and exploring the wildest places on the planet.
Recognition
- 2022
- GoldEditorial / General News, Tokyo Foto AwardsView award ↗
- 1st PlaceEditorial, Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA)View award ↗
- 2nd PlaceEditorial / General News, ND AwardsView award ↗
- 2nd PlaceProfessional Editorial / Press / General News, International Photography Awards (IPA)View award ↗
- 2021
- Silver StarEditorial Environmental, Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA)View award ↗
- Honourable Mention & Jury Top 5Press Nature Environmental, International Photography Awards (IPA)View award ↗
- Honourable MentionPress Nature Environmental, Px3 Paris Photography PrizeView award ↗
- 1st PlaceEditorial Environmental, ND AwardsView award ↗
Exhibitions
- 2023
- International Photo Awards winners exhibitionHouse of Lucy, Budapest
- 2022
- Krakow Photo Monthgroup exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko
- 2019
- Refugees — Images of the Unseenselected for “All Tomorrows” exhibition during TIFF Festival, Wrocław, September
- 2017
- Refugees — Images of the Unseengroup exhibition, Foto Open at Bielsko-Biała Foto Art Festival, October
- Refugees — Images of the UnseenTytano, Krakow, July
- Open KrakowStreet photography exhibition, Villa Decius, Krakow, March
- 2016
- Group exhibitionISSP 2016, Kuldiga, Latvia, August
- Polónia, no periscópio da modernidadeLx Factory, Lisbon, August
Training
- 2017Street Photography Workshop with David Gibson — Krakow, September
- 2016“Tell Me a Story” workshop with Paolo Woods — ISSP, Latvia, August
- 2014Street Photography Workshop with David Gibson — Krakow, May
Available for assignments.
News, editorial and long-term projects across Europe and beyond.