Guta De Carvalho

Guta de Carvalho’s debut in photography was at the age of 12 with his fascination for the "alchemy" of the lab. In 1982 prompted by Augusto Cabrita, he travelled to New York, where he came into contact with Ralph Gibson, Richard Avedon, Sofie Rivera, Arlene Gottfried and Ani Gonzalez Rivera.
He did an internship in museum conservation at Carol Brower’s studio, held workshops and participated in the group exhibition "Todos Uno" (with Sofie Rivera, Arlene Gottefried and Manuel Alvarez Bravo Master).
He was admitted to the permanent collection at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, MoMA.
In 1983, Guta published the book New York Rhapsody (title by Alexandre O'Neill) with texts and design by Augusto Cabrita.
He exhibited at the Museum Carlos Machado, in São Miguel, Azores, and at the YMCA Gallery in New York, and took part in the Iberian Exhibition of Campo Maior.
He published postcards photographs in the US and exhibited New York Rhapsody at the Évora Museum and the Cooperativa Árvore in Porto (American Culture Cycle of the US Embassy’s Cultural Department).
In 1985, Guta returned to New York where he worked for the United Nations.
In 1987, at the suggestion of David Mourão-Ferreira, he launched the Navigations project –images i...