Jose L. Amaral was born (1977) and raised in Luxembourg. After studying Visual Communication Jose started his first Photojournalistic experience in 2009 with a small Newspaper for the Portuguese community in Luxembourg where he documented the different activities of the Portuguese community.
Today, Jose Lopes Amaral is based in Taiwan (since 2013) and focuses on documenting Human rights issues, social issues, unrest, animal rights, environmental issues, and natural catastrophes in Asia, but not only.
His work is published in Die Welt, The Times, L'Express, Asia Times, MediaPart, South China Morning Post, The Wall Street Journal, DeLand, Chicago Tribune, Le Journal du Dimanche, and other News Medias around the World.
He is distributed by Hans Lucas, NurPhoto, and works with other news organisations by doing Photography and Video work at the international level.
Exhibitions
Luxembourg Street Photography Festival 2021
Rotondes Luxembourg
May 13 - May 16 - 202021
(collective exhibition with the members of the "Street Photography Luxembourg Collective")
Luxembourg Street Photography Festival 2019
Rotondes Luxembourg
May 02 - May 05 - 2019
(collective exhibition with the members of the "Street Photography Luxembourg Collective")
Lost Dog's
Pay my Tuition (Restaurant), Taipei City
February 01 - March 31 - 2018
(solo exhibition)
The Taiwanese Experience
Pay my Tuition (Restaurant), Taipei City
January 01 - January 31 - 2018
(solo exhibition)
Open Your Eyes
Brasserie le Neumünster du Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg City
July- 2014
Open Your Eyes
Brasserie Interview, Luxembourg City
June- 2014
About me in the press
