Luso-Luxembourgian documenting the human condition. After studying Visual Communication Jose Lopes Amaral started his first Photojournalistic experience in 2009 with a small Newspaper for the Portuguese community in Luxembourg.
Today, Jose Lopes Amaral lives between Luxembourg and Taiwan and focuses on documenting Human rights issues, social issues, unrest, animal rights, environmental issues, and natural catastrophes in Asia, but not only. More recently Jose Lopes Amaral has found pleasure in filmmaking and has been working as a freelance Videojournalist for Anadolu Agency, A24, Ruptly Tv, AlaNews, and other news outlets around the World.
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 media around the World.
He is the author of the Book "Hong Kong, In the name of democracy" ISBN: 978-2-9199676-0-5.
Exhibitions
Luxembourg Street Photography Festival 2022
Rotondes Luxembourg
May 05 - May 09 - 2022
(collective exhibition with the members of the "Street Photography Luxembourg Collective")
Luxembourg Street Photography Festival 2021
Rotondes Luxembourg
May 13 - May 16 - 2021
(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