João Ferreira was born in Leiria (1976), where he lives and works. Between 2011 and 2020 he lived between Portugal and China.
Photography accompanies him on a path parallel to all his other activities since the nineties, mainly as autodidact, having participated in some workshops.
Themes of his works are dedicated to documentary photography, focusing on the identity of communities.
Author of the projects, 1.3 Billion (China 2011-2014), Archipelago (Cape Verde 2015-2017) and Eden According to José Maria (S. Miguel, Azores 2016-2019).
In 2016, his work was selected by the Magnum Photo in partnership with Canon for the portfolios review at Visa Pour l'Image in Perpignan, France, he was a finalist for the Discovery Award, at Encontros da Imagem, Braga and received an honourable mention at the Tokyo International Photo Awards, Japan. In 2017, he won Estação Imagem Award, in the category of daily life.
He has exhibited regularly since 2012, in Portugal and abroad, and his work is present in different collections (Regional Government of the Azores, Archipelago – Contemporary Arts Center – S. Miguel, Azores, Fonseca Macedo, A Pequena Galeria, Encontros da Imagem).
