Micael Rijo

My name is Micael Rijo, I was born in Switzerland on January 17, 1989 and I currently live in Portugal, in the Algarve where I work as an architecture & interior, product & gastronomy, lifestyle & travel and video photographer. I'm passionate about the benefits that photography brings us, both personally and professionally, as a photo expresses and sells more than a thousand words.

I have worked mainly as a commercial photographer without ever leaving my main objective: building my dream of becoming a reference in the fine arts market. I love being outside, surrounded by the natural beauty of the world we live in. I'm always surprised when I see a storm, cradling the clouds over the shore, hear the waves crashing against the rocks or see the sunlight pass through the trees on a cloudy morning. We are so lucky to have so much beauty around us!

My photographic approach is more minimalist, eliminating objects that are outside the main subject and using negative space intelligently. The goal is to reduce distraction by drawing attention to the main focus of the photograph. This simplicity opens the door to self-interpretation and humor, similar to what happens with abstract art, thus making photography a little more intimate.

With my love for photography and my personal and professional experience, I intend to teach, share, collaborate for a better and more conscious world using the extension of my eye, my camera.