Daniel Pires (PT)

Daniel Pires holds a degree in Photography from the Escola Superior Artística do Porto and several professional photography qualifications. He has developed, since 1991, a continuous activity as a teacher in the area of photography, in institutions such as IPJ, KODAK, Fundação da Juventude, Escola Cooperativa Politécnica Árvore, ESAP (Escola Superior Artística do Porto), Oficinas do Convento, Maus Hábitos, BNB (Banco do Nordeste do Brasil). During this period he was also the owner of a Professional Photography Lab, where he printed the work of photographers such as Graça Sarsfield, Luis Palma, João Paulo Sotto Mayor; and he was Printer Technician at Kodak, in Portugal. In 2001 he funded Maus Hábitos, a Space of Cultural Intervention, where he works as Director, and Programmer in areas such as fine arts, photography, music, theatre, performing arts and dance. As a creative he exhibits individually and collectively and he has won in 2000 the 2nd Prize in the Creative Contest for the construction of a Lisbon Metro Station with the project ‘Não te Esqueças’.