From the site’s photographer archive: Eduardo Marques photographed Lisbon, the Azores and other Portuguese coastlines. The gallery highlights changing sky, water and long-exposure effects.
His original introduction below described photography as a long-running interest and landscape and seascape as his focus at that time. The age, job and time references belong to that archived interview, not a current biography. Photography and interview credit: Eduardo Marques. His original site no longer resolves; the archive’s 500px profile link currently loads.
My name is Eduardo Marques. I am 56 years old, currently living in Lisbon – Portugal. I have a degree in Psychology and I work as a Human Resources Manager for a Portuguese Company. Photography was already a passion of mine at the age of 12 when experiencing my father’s vintage camera. Since then I’ve never stopped taking photographs. I am always trying to reach new levels of art expression and photo quality. In the past two years I started taking photography more seriously, although maintaining the amateur level that my free time allows me. I’ve tried different approaches and photo categories and finally since last year, I’ve dedicated all my experiences to Landscape-Seascape. It´s through the type of Fine-Art Photography that I mostly enjoy the art of representing a scene giving the viewer my personal interpretation. The control of the light and the effect it has on all other elements is a challenge that extends to photo edition, a process that only recently I began developing, however always keeping in mind that a good photo is the one that needs just a few adjustments in post processing…”
