Manuela Matos Monteiro

Egyptian cloisters

Towards infinity? Atlantic Ocean, North Portugal

This place is the wall of the citadel of Khiva, a city in Uzbekistan isolated in the desert north of Samarkand. It was an important stop on the legendary Silk Road. I captured a man alone, an image that could be a symbol of loneliness. When I looked at the image again, I realized the man had a mobile phone in his hand: he wasn’t alone after all; he was connected to the world. Our frames of reference need to be reconsidered!

The Jade Dragon Mountain in China. light and darkness

An endless road is always a hopeful metaphor, wherever you are! Here, in Sicily, in October of this year.

"The 7 cities Lagoon" | Azores Portugal _ 01

"The 7 cities Lagoon" | Azores Portugal _ 02

Rocks, sand and a man | Egypt

Geometry lessons Corgo, Atlantic Ocean, North Portugal

Silence, the sound of silence in B&W The Jade Dragon Mountain in China.

In Sicily, valleys and hills stretch as far as the eye can see. October 2025

The past and the present in Sicily, Italy

The beautiful blues of Azores, Portugal

Lonely sunset | Corgo, North Portugal