Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Rui Palha











        There are many well know photographers in the world that became famous based on their work.. However there is one photographer who is very well know for the work he does and his name is Rui Palha. Rui Palha was born in April 1953 in a town called Lisbon. You can say he had a very good childhood; he was very active and always loved to be outdoors. Throughout his life He had many people who inspired him but there was just a few people who really gave him hope. The name of his inspirations were Henri Cartier Bresson and Elliott Erwitt. These two people were famous photographers who Rui admired oh so much. He was amazed by how they would capture the movement of people. This inspired him so much that he decided to become a photographer himself.
At the age of fourteen Rui started his dream. As he went on with his dream he began to realize a picture isn’t just any ordinary picture it has meaning. In his eyes he believed taking pictures is a challenge to capture the flow to what your heart feels and the significance of a beautiful moment. Tying into that he thought any kind of photos like street photos or any other category of photos was a way of learning and understanding of experiences. Throughout his career he became famous based on his photos, and eventually his photo career lasted up to 2001 and then he went on to his greatest achievement in life which was his book he had wrote that had been released in 2011. Rui palha was the best photographer out there. You can say he became a legend, and he will always be remembered for his great work that everyone absolutely loved.