“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.”

Ernst Haas


Traveler. Journalist. Photographer. Have been in five continents and more than 90 countries. Loves family (has 4 wonderful kids), life and the sea. Write about places, people and emotions. I'm here to share those passions. My traveler coup de foudre is New Zealand, the most beautiful place I've been so far. Other favourites are: Goa, Tortola, Saint Lucia, Bali, Java, Buenos Aires, La Habana, Riga, Lanzarote, Bazaruto, Marrakech, Paraty, Brugge, Venezia, Istanbul, London, Miami, Cape Town, Paris, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch (NZ), New York, Ericeira, Tomar and Lisboa, my beloved hometown.

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Some things about me:

01 # Family is my n.º 1 priority. I have four wonderful kids. They are by far the best thing I did in my life. So proud of them. I was born in Lisbon and live here since 1980. Before, I lived in four different cities. I had a marvellous childhood and studied Law in Lisbon.

02 # My wife loves traveling, too. She has the soul, the spirit, the eyes, the energy and the compassion of a true traveler. My present travel-dream is a long African journey with her. Perhaps Kenya & Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique.

03 # New Zealand still is my traveler «coup de foudre». Was there for 18 days [doing a travel feature] and loved the country, a kind of National Geographic «live» 24 hours a day with some stunning cities like Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Napier, a surprising open-air Art Deco museum.

04 # Three of my favourite photographers are french: Henri Cartier-Bresson (sense and sensibility), Yann-Arthur Bertrand (hello up there) and Patrick Demarchelier (a natural). Last year (June 2010) I was invited to the Photography Exhibition «Olha!» in City of London Festival and had two photos bought for the collection of Sir Lenny Henry, a famous english actor, comedian, writer and tv presenter. It was cool as he chose himself the pair. One of them is this below:

EXHIBITION IN LONDON: «A LUSOPHONIC VISION»

05 # Love to laugh. I do anything for a good laugh. Laughing is a signal of intelligence. Love the ocean. Love to write. Love to think. I directed the best portuguese travel magazine for years, working with old friends. We were a great team. It was pure delight. Now, amongst others, I write about travels and places / football / and interview people for the biggest national newspaper

06 # Met the Great Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg in 1996. Shook his hand: what an honor! Two days after, in Pretoria, saw a man dying in the street few seconds after being shot in the head.

07 # Love the feminine behaviour, the feminine non-sense, the feminine sensuality, the feminine intelligence, the feminine strength. Latvia, Poland, Italy and Argentina are the countries where I saw the most beautiful women. Portugal is clearly on top ten.

08 # Have been in more than 90 countries in five continents but never visited the Açores/Azores archipelago, a lushy greeny wonderland in the middle of Atlantic Ocean. Shame on me – as Açores is Portugal.

09 # Quit smoking on 31st December 2010. Love sushi, sashimi, red wine and drink 6 espresso-coffees a day. I do work a lot. And I am still alive - and kicking. I can tell you two good reasons to work as free-lance – Freedom!, above all; second, the marvellous unecessity to deal with mediocre, uncompetent or boring people. But there are a lot of contras if you work as a free-lance in Portugal

10 # I was in Hungary, doing a travel feature on Budapest, when I met the former olympic champion swimmer, beautiful Krisztina Egerszegi. After the interview, she asked me to marry her. I said no.

11 # The World as I see it, in three of four words.

Europe: History – Civilization - Style - Sophistication - Arrogance
Africa: Nature – Drama - Land - Smell - Danger
Asia: Mysticism – Soul – Grandeur - Sagesse - Excess
North America (Alaska included): Energy – Inovation – Competition – Excellence - No Mercy
Central & South America: Heat – Rhythm – Colour - Sensuality - Drama
Oceania: Adventure – Nature - Space – Freedom - Beauty

12 # Hate loosing time with useless/conventional conversation with people that means absolutely nothing to me or to my life. This is getting worse with age. Sometimes I feel I am being rude, even non-social. This is sad because usually I am very polite with everyone. But time is becoming so important to me.

13 # I was in Bucharest, Romania, when Mr. Ceausescu and his wife were forced to attend a surprise bullet-party. They were found dead after dinner. By the soldiers who shot them.

14 # I have been a loyal Liverpool FC supporter for more than 25 years. When you hear the Kop singing «You Will Never Walk Alone» you realize how great is the passion, the spirit and the comraderie in this club. Love the spirit and the legend. «Walk on... (walk on)… Walk on... (walk on) … With hope in your heart ... And you'll never walk alone …You'll NEVER walk alone!». Come on Reds

15 # My cultural references are mostly European but I am an open minded person: could easily live in almost every place of the World. As a passionate reader and researcher of WW2, I have a strong emotional connection with Polish and Ukranian People, as they were both betrayed, invaded and slaughtered by the Soviets and the Nazis

16 # I can lie. See # 10 (I said: I don’t think so).


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    Marc/Marc says:

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    La fotografía de André es su reflejo. Es el reflejo de su alma hambrienta, de su sed de explorar y de explorarse, de ir siempre más allá, de descubrir, de fascinarse, de emocionarse, de pensar y de comprender, de hechizarse ante el paisaje más inmenso y de detenerse súbitamente, en silencio, para escrutar todo aquello que le cuenta una mirada en Mumbai.
    Y es reflejo de su generosidad: porque comparte con todos nosotros el fruto de su apasionada búsqueda del mundo, de sí mismo y del Otro.
    Gracias, Amigo."

    8th January, 2012

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    Ian@NZFlickr says:

    "Andre has been a long time contact on Flickr and this is long overdue! So many times I have enjoyed his stunning photos of beaches and waves, people and cities and always a great story to tell. Although you may be short of time you are very generous with it! Looking forward to more masterpieces!"

    6th February, 2011

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    Optical illusion says:

    "André Pipa has a lovely photostream which is a joy to view! His colourful photo's with a good eye for composition show scenes from many places of the world. Especially recommended are his sets with photos of Portugal and the Ocean: marvellous!"

    12th April, 2010

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    Carrierox4ever13 says:

    "André M Pipa's flickr is full of very different and unique images. André M Pipa has pictures of everything form random people on the streets to the raging sea!! Thank you for calling me a contact here on flickr!!"

    5th March, 2008

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    Ikhlasul Amal says:

    "Happy 1st year in Flickr, André! I always love your full color story exposed out your collection from around the world."

    2nd February, 2008

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    helenabraga says:

    "Venho aos poucos conhecendo esta imensa pessoa que é o André... e é uma experiência fascinante conhecer alguém através das fotografias que faz pelo mundo afora. Pude ver pelos seus olhos um mundo de intenso colorido e largos horizontes, um mundo feito para trocas, um mundo fácil para se viver, onde habita a beleza e a sensibilidade. Um mundo feito de luz, que o André capta, rapta e nos traz nas suas imagens...
    Querido André, você para mim significa alegria e generosidade, e eu sinto as suas descobertas pelo mundo como aquelas que faz uma criança ao descobrir cada nova paisagem ou objeto... Sinto o seu olhar em busca do belo e do inusitado, inquieto e perpicaz, na procura talvez inconsciente de suprir sua alma das belezas deste nosso vasto mundo. Suas fotos são carregadas de poesia e de humanidade. Vão dos mares bravios ao retrato de alguém, sempre com uma mensagem de boas expectativas implícitas, sempre trazendo o lado positivo das coisas.

    O ano de 2007 me deu a imensa alegria de conhecê-lo. Quero nesses últimos dias do ano deixar aqui este registro: tenho um amigo, um amigo muito importante, excelente fotógrafo e um ser humano íntegro.
    Feliz Ano Novo, André!

    Helena"

    30th December, 2007

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    juntos ( MOSTLY OFF) says:

    "Andrea's photo reflect some of the "Bravos Navegadores" in his portoghese genetic (as them before he takes us in a journey) -- his sense of adventure, of passion, and the way he shows us the world is amazing and unique. Indeed a born traveller but also a sensitive soul .... Everytime you look at his pictures you feel better. Great photographer and has an unique sense of humour.. I am very happy to have met him tru Flickr. -- what luck!! And Flickr is so much richer."

    28th November, 2007

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    Pete foley says:

    "More than anyone else I know of FLICKr, Andre brings the world to life. His travel pictures, and of course, his pictures of Lisbon, are rich in detail, color, light and composition. His portraits are compassionate and human, his scenery vibrant, warm and alive. His architecture is brilliantly framed and perfectly detailed, and his seascapes simply make me want to pack my bags and head to the nearest airport!! In fact, no one on FLICKr will cost me more than Andre in the next couple of years, as his stunning photos inspire me to visit missing gems such as New Zealand, Cuba, and Portugal, and to revisit, and maybe really see for the first time, places he has documented so brilliantly, such as Morocco and India."

    24th November, 2007

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    Ilse Watson says:

    "I have known André on flickr for a while now, but it is only recently that he has become one of my invaluable friends on flickr. Since André is such a magnificent artist, and I'm only a beginner, I really do appreciate and value his comments on my work.
    André is a superb and very very talented artist. His work amazes me all the time and I look forward every day to see what he's going to do next. I have developed a soft spot for him and he means so much to me. Thank you for sharing your brilliant work with us and for always inspiring me to do more and more and better!
    You are truly a great friend! Love and hugs and keep the good work coming :-))"

    29th October, 2007

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    Bea Kotecka { very busy, warm hugs to ALL *_* } says:

    "Andre Pipa is a fantastic colourist and landscape painter...
    His pics are very characteristic and mostly breathtaking;
    have a lot of warm , human love and sensibility...
    Loking at his various sets you can feel a great passion,
    perfection and own independent point of view!!!
    I have a great honour to be his friend...Thank You :-)))
    Beata"

    1st October, 2007

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    ACPinho says:

    "André,
    Coming to your stream is always like a fresh Summer breeze.
    I never get tired of appreciate your art!
    Beyond the excellent photographer, you're a great friend! You're always intent to the images caught by the others and have always a friendly word to say.
    All the best,
    Ana"

    25th September, 2007

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    Lis Catenaci Fotógrafa says:

    "Nao conheço vc mas amo suas fotos!!! e seu trabalho!!!...sou com certeza tua fä número 1!!! Quem sabe um dia chego lá!!!"

    31st August, 2007

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    Italiana1405 says:

    "Olá André,
    A internet, tem destas coisas maravilhosas que a gente vê a cada instante... Recebi um convite para conhecer este site e fui buscar fotos que tiraram de Veneza, minha paixão... Encontrei várias , mas a que chamou minha atenção foi a sua, que é datada de 14/05, dia do meu aniversário... Então, fui ver quem a tirou e cheguei até vc. Lindas as suas fotos. Que maravilha de experiência vc tem através viagens que faz e das fotos que tira. Posso viajar através da sua retina e da sua sensibilidade. Isto é fantástico!
    Obrigada pela experiência que vc me proporcionou, pelas viagens que trouxe para o meu universo e pela sua sensibilidade.
    Um beijo carinhoso,
    Marta"

    29th July, 2007

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    *gumby says:

    "No matter how much you have seen of this world, Andre's photostream will make you feel as though you have been living in a basement. His world is a rich, colourful land populated by beautiful people and magnificent architechture. His sensibility as a photographer is as wonderful as his sense of humour and warmth as a writer.
    You won't be disappointed..."

    20th July, 2007

Name:
André Pipa
Joined:
December 2006
Hometown:
Lisboa
Currently:
Lisboa, Portugal
I am:
Male and Taken
Occupation:
Journalist
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