Domingos Santos Photography

Domingos Santos Photography

A little about me: Hello. My name is Domingos Santos, I’m 47 years old, married, father of 3 fantastic children, and I have 2 two passions. The family and photography. I am the third generation of a family dedicated to photography for more than 90 years. Everything started almost 100 years ago. My grandfather opened our first studio, in the Oaks, with the name of General Photo. My father and my uncle followed in his footsteps. After a few years, more concretely in 1970, I had little more than a week of life, my father decided to come to Espinho, opening Foto Artis, reference studio national, for many years.

My brother, Jorge Santos, since childhood has shown great sensitivity to photography, starting to wedding photography at age 13. It quickly became a national reference as well. He was the first Portuguese photographer to win the Goya Prize. He was the first Portuguese photographer and lectured abroad, was the 1st Portuguese QEP and the 1st Portuguese photographer. In 1987 I joined the team of Foto Artis, at the time making video. It never attracted me much, and after about 3 years, I started to photograph. In 1992, my brother and I left the Foto Artis, and set up another studio called Jorge Santos & Irmão. We were not open yet, and we had 60 marriages marked. In 2000, my brother decided to leave society. He wanted to focus on other areas of photography.

The company Jorge Santos & Irmão finished, and appeared to Domingos Santos, that lasts until the present day. I know the question is going to be in the air, but I’m already starting to doubt it. I have no prizes, no QEP, no Master, no other prize. The reason is simple, I do not like contests or prizes, and as such I never competed at all. You could have it or not, but this is me. The only prize that moves me, that makes me vibrate and always walk looking for to make better are my clients. It is the smiles, sometimes the tears, the expressions of admiration, the questions “but where were you that I did not see you”. Your happiness is the only prize I need.