Ângela Ferreira is the director/curator of the Portuguese Photo Festival Encontros da Imagem, Braga, an international festival specialized in exchange of fine art photography, finding and introducing contemporary artists around the world. Ângela has a PhD thesis in Visual Communication at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ângela Ferreira is especially interested in documentary and photoessays oriented work as well as compelling work addressing contemporary issues whether abstract or concrete. She is looking for well-edited portfolios to include in the Festival Encontros da Imagem in Braga, as well as for the purposes of nominating work for other photography institutions.