About

Pedro Freitas Silva is a Portuguese photographic artist who explores how landscapes, social contexts, and political environments shape individual identity. Grounded in phenomenological inquiry and informed by his personal experiences, his work investigates the nature of memory and perception. By intentionally blurring the lines between fact and fiction, he examines the limitations of photography in establishing absolute truths and its role in the construction of belief systems.


Education

2023-2025 - M.Ed. in ICT Education - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

2018-2020 - MA in Documentary Photography - University of South Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

2008-2012 - BA in Audiovisual Communication Technology - Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal

Awards and Honours

2021 - Selected Artist - CIRCULATION(S) - Festival de la jeune photographie européenne - Focus Portugal

2020 - Selected Graduate - Photograd PGZ2020

2020 - Winner - Reginald Salisbury Travel Award - University of South Wales

Features and Publications

2021 - The flyscreen - Aesthetica Magazine - A Sense of Place

2020 - The flyscreen - THE DEAD EYE - MA Documentary Photography, University of South Wales

2020 - The flyscreen - Photograd Zine 2020

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021 - The flyscreen - CIRCULATION(S) - Festival de la jeune photographie européenne - Centquatre - Paris, France