Flavio Souza Cruz

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Photography is an art that emerged in my life as a radical passion after a long courtship. I have a degree in economics and social communication with a postgraduate degree in political science. I worked for several years as a university professor in these areas. In the 1990s, I got in touch with the work of photographer Sebastião Salgado and that changed my life. I began to take an interest in the photographic field by doing some small work on journalism subjects and buying several books from classic photographers. In 2009 a journey across Europe radically changed my life. During this 10,000km trip by train I got to daily photograph every single thing that caught my attention. Upon my return to Brazil, photographing became a regular practice filling much of my attention and time. I ended up choosing to become a professional wedding photographer. However, my interests went far beyond, I engaged in street photography and the production of Photojournalistic documentaries. I have never had any interest in photo contests. However, in 2016 I eventually found out about GURUSHOTS website and started dedicating myself to photographic challenges. These competitions were often difficult, with high demands, having my work compared to the outstanding presentations of so many photographers from all over the globe. Lots of strategy planning, adrenaline and excitement were involved in all these hikes. Over the course of three years I had the great happiness of winning dozens of challenges, placing myself among the most rewarded artists on this platform. Even though I tested my skills in challenges with various themes, my focus was in exploring the characteristics of the human being from a photojournalistic point of view, aimed at capturing emotion at it's apexChallenges like: "The Big Smile", "Age vs. Youth", "Candid Photograph", "Wedding Emotions" and "Mothers" clearly show this trend in capturing the emotive. While the focus of the above mentioned was on joy and deep emotion,challenges like "Loneliness" and "The essence of pain" emphasized on dark sadness. The cinematic look is a strong characteristic of my work and it made a good impression in the "Movie Scenes" and "Film Noir" challenges. "Photojournalism" and "Urban Scenery" were very important competitions where I managed to successfully highlight my passion for street photography. In my career as a photographer, I photographed hundreds of musical shows. Photos linked to the music themes can also be seen in these awards. Participating in these contests greatly improved my photographic skills and technique by challenging myself for the better. This new level resulted outstanding achievements in portraiture themed competitions like "Beards and Mustaches" and "Low Key Portraits". I am deeply honored for having the opportunity to participate in this book and also for having you, the reader, familiar with a small part of my work.

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