Gabriel Carpes is a Brazilian photographer, born and raised in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Graduated in Architecture and Urban Planning, he took up photography during college as a way of earning a living and as a tool to learn more about architecture. Participated in the festivals: “Encontros da Imagem” (Braga, Portugal) in the Dicovery Awards Under 30 exhibition and Photobook Market, FELIFA(Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Belfast Photo Festival(Belfast, N.Ireland) as one of the Open Call Winners. Has participated in exhibitions in the Museu de Artes do Rio Grande do Sul (MARGS) and in a solo exhibition in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He is one of the six Brazilian photographers nominated for the Joop Swart Masterclass organized by World Press Photo in 2018. He is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil where he works as a freelance photographer.
