Ricardo Junqueira

Ricardo Junqueira (born May 21, 1965, in Brasília) is Brazilian photographer. He is known for his authorial, documentary, and architectural work, with a focus on social and cultural themes.

Biography He began his career in 1979, developing as a self-taught photographer and participating in exhibitions in Brazil and abroad. He holds a degree in Social Communication from the Centro Universitário de Brasília (CEUB). He currently resides in Lisbon, Portugal, where he continues to work in the field of photography and the arts.

Career In 1987, he photographed the cover of the album Que País É Este by the Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana. He had previously co-founded the photography agency Pós-New together with photographer Nick ElMoor. He documented several historic events in the Brasília rock scene.

In 1988, he moved to São Paulo, where he became an advertising photographer and a professor at the Panamericana School of Art in São Paulo. In 1991, he participated at the 21st São Paulo Art Biennial in collaboration with set designers Adriano and Fernando Guimarães.

In 1996, he moved to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, where he worked as an advertising and documentary photographer. In 2009, he organized the traveling exhibition Coletivo Potiguar at Caixa Cultural, featuring photographers Numo Rama, Jean Lopes, Jean Frota, Erik Van Der Weijde, Karen Montenegro, Hugo Macedo, Max Pereira, Pablo Pinheiro, and Ricardo Junqueira himself.

He was the photographer responsible for the commemorative postage stamp “1º show com luz” (“First Show with Light”), issued by Correios in tribute to singer Renato Russo, lead vocalist of Legião Urbana. The tribute, suggested by the public, was among the most voted by the National Philatelic Commission and approved by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications. The stamp features an image of the artist on stage during one of his performances. The stamp block also includes an excerpt from the song “Vinte e Nove,” composed by Renato Russo and released on the album O Descobrimento do Brazil (1993) by Legião Urbana. According to Correios, since 2013 more than one thousand suggestions had been submitted by the public for the artist to be honored with a special postage stamp.

In 2010, Ricardo Junqueira won the 11th Marc Ferrez Photography Prize (Funarte) for the book Memória (Memory).

He has been a member of the AFP – Associação de Fotógrafos Profissionais de Portugal since 2012. He has been affiliated with Abrafoto – the Brazilian Association of Advertising Photographers – since 1999 and serves as a board member of the RPCFB (Network of Cultural Producers of Brazílian Photography).

He currently works as an architectural photographer and art.

Exhibitions Selected exhibitions include:

2015 – A altura do Olhar – Convento dos Cardaes – Lisbon 2011 – Zé dos Montes – Officina Interiores – Natal – Brazil 2009 – Herbarium – Galeria Hiato – Juiz de Fora MG 2007 – Trilhas e outros caminhos – Natal Shopping Center – Natal 2006 – Seletivas – Ímã Fotogaleria – São Paulo 2005 – CANA – O universo da cana-de-açúcar no Rio Grande do Norte – MUBE – São Paulo 2005 – c.a.s.a. – Conjunto Cultural da Caixa – Salvador 2004 – c.a.s.a. – Conjunto Cultural da Caixa – São Paulo 2003 – c.a.s.a. – Conjunto Cultural da Caixa – Brasília 2003 – CANA – O universo da cana-de-açúcar no Rio Grande do Norte – Solar Bela Vista – Natal 2003 – c.a.s.a. – Tribunal de Contas do RN – Natal 2002 – V.I.P. – Pessoas muito importantes – Casa da Ribeira – Natal 2001 – Herbarium – IBRIT – Milano – Italy 2001 – Herbarium – Natal Shopping – Natal 2000 – V.I.P. – Espaço Emporium – Natal 2000 – Casa da Ribeira – Um Espaço e seus Passos – Natal 1999 – A Cara da Casa – Casa da Ribeira – Natal 1996 – Herbarium – Espaço Cultural 508 – Brasília 1996 – Herbarium – Li Photogallery – São Paulo 1991 – 21ª Bienal de São Paulo 1991 – Macbeth Ainda Mauser – Sala Martins Penna – Teatro Nacional de Brasília 1991 – Macbeth Mauser - Cenas de uma Tragédia – Sala Villa Lobos – Teatro Nacional de Brasília 1990 – Retrospectiva - Teatro e Dança - Jogos de Cena – Teatro Sesc Garagem – Brasília 1990 – Provisoriamente Paixões – Sala de Exposições da Aliança Francesa – São Paulo 1989 – Provisoriamente Paixões – Fundação Cultural do DF – Brasília 1989 – Provisoriamente Paixões – Um Processo de Montagem – Galeria Le Corbusier – Brasília 1987 – Atopos - Eliana Carneiro – Sala Martins Penna – Nacional de Brasília Theatre

Books

2019 - Pós-New Brasília 1981/1989: A biografia fotográfica de um tempo que não foi perdido (The photographic biography of a time that was not lost). 2012 - Rio Grande do Norte – Trilhas e Outros Caminhos (Trails and Other Paths) – 2nd edition. 2010 - Memória (Memory) - Prêmio Marc Ferrez de Fotografia. 2007 - Rio Grande do Norte – Trilhas e Outros Caminhos (Trails and Other Paths). 2001 - Rio Grande do Norte – Caminhos da Arte (Paths of Art) – ed. Bustamante. 2000 - Chivas Regal 200 anos years – 200 dicas (tips) – tudo que você queria saber sobre whisky (Everything You Wanted to Know About Whisky)