2016 / Portfolio / Personal

ESTRADA DE FERRO OESTE DE MINAS

  • Photographer
    ROBERTO SOARES GOMES
  • Agency / Studio
    IN IMAGE NATION

A PHOTOGRAPHI ESSAY ABOUT THE "FERROVIA OESTE DE MINAS" (WEST OF MINAS RAILWAY) IN OPERATION BETWEEN "TIRADENTES" AND "SÃO JOÃO DEL REY" STATIONS. IT HAS THE SMALLEST GAUGE IN THE WORLD (30" OR 76,4cm) AND IS NOW MAINLY VISITED BY TOURISTS FROM ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. IT ALREADY HAS ONE OF THE MOST INTRIGUING RAILROAD MUSEUMS OF LATIN AMERICA.

Elected Photographer Of The Year 2006 by Popular Photography Magazine, USA. More than 160 Exhibitions (individual or collective) in 49 Countries. Published in more than 60 magazines and newspapers. Winner in mora than 270 International Awards. President of "Fotoclube RioFotográfico", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ex-Counselor of Brazilian Association of Photographic Art. Curator of 3 exhibitions in the Contemporary Art Museum of Niteroi, FNAC Galery and Light Cultural Center. Coordinator of the Open Calls (2016, 2017, 2018) of the International Photography Festival "Paraty em Foco", Brazil .