Jose L. Amaral was born (1977) and raised in Luxembourg. After studying Window Display Design and Art, Jose travelled for years across Europe with a camcorder in its hands before going to Asia and re-discovering his passion for Photography and Photojournalism. He started his first Journalistic experience in 2009 with an small Newspapers for the Portuguese community in Luxembourg where he documented from time to times the different activities of the Portuguese community.

During the past 7 years, Jose Lopes Amaral has been working on short and long term Video Projects and Photo Documentary projects such as “The Taiwanese Experience” and “The Underdogs” as well on Photojournalistic assignments.

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 and by NurPhoto at the international level.

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Exhibitions 

Luxembourg Street Photography Festival 2019

Rotondes Luxembourg 

May 02 - May 05 - 2019

(collective exhibition with the members of the "Street Photography Luxembourg Collective")

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Lost Dog's

Pay my Tuition (Restaurant), Taipei City  
February 01 - March 31 - 2018

(solo exhibition)

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The Taiwanese Experience

Pay my Tuition (Restaurant), Taipei City  
January 01 - January 31 - 2018

(solo exhibition)

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Open Your Eyes
Brasserie le Neumünster du Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg City  
July- 2014

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Open Your Eyes

Brasserie Interview, Luxembourg City  

June- 2014

About me in the press