Pedro Medeiros was born in Coimbra, Portugal, in February 1969.
Between 1993 and 1999, he was a member the Centro de Estudos de Fotografia (Photography Study Centre) and Encontros de Fotografia (Photography Encounters) in Coimbra, where he worked alongside photographers such as Paulo Nozolino and Joel-Peter Witkin.
In 1997 he joined Ar.Co – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual (Centre for Art and Visual Communication) and MauMaus Photography School in Lisbon, proceeding after that to the London College of Printing / London College of Communication, where he studied from 2000 to 2001.
Since 1997 he has worked as a freelance photographer, exhibiting his work in Portugal, Spain, England, Greece, Ukraine and Japan.
Author of books and monographs, his work is represented in public and private collections.