«This is a kind of disease that can be caught»: exhibition of avifauna photography at the CCV in Lagos

45 images to see in the exhibition «Na Mira do Voo – portraits of Portuguese avifauna»

António Granado on the guided tour of the exhibition – Photos: Elisabete Rodrigues | Sul Informação

«Only Luís convinced me to do this exhibition», commented António Granado, journalist, university professor and, «only for four years», also a bird photographer, at the opening of the exhibition «Na Mira do Voo – portraits of avifauna Portuguese», in Lagos Living Science Center, marking the 13 years of existence of this CCV. 

The Luís referred to by António Granado is Luís Azevedo Rodrigues, director of the CCV in Lagos, who had already explained that the exhibition came from a personal invitation made to the novel nature photographer, who is part of the Scientific Committee of that body. «António, in a generous way, accepted my challenge». And so the exhibition with 45 photographs of birds, chosen from thousands of images, is evident.

Granado, who was a science journalist at Público and today is one of those responsible for Article 37 website, recalled, at the opening of the exhibition, how he began to photograph birds: «in the 80s, I was linked to Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations and participated, for example, in counts of golden eagles. But it's only been four years since I started photographing birds. I do this for hobby».

Most of the photographs, explained the author during a guided tour of the exhibition, were taken in the Tagus estuary, many of them in the early morning or at night. And he recalled, for example, that he went to Pancas six times, at night, until he managed to photograph the nightjar portrayed in one of the images.

“This is a kind of disease that you get. I hope to infect some more people for this practice. This illness means getting up very early and spending hours waiting, immobile. But I'm still not at the level of madness that makes me run all over the country, to photograph a particular bird or a rarity».

At the opening of the exhibition, which was attended by José Apolinário, president of the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR), and councilor Sandra Oliveira, the director of the Centro Ciência Viva de Lagos underlined the importance of the work of this structure: «until two years ago, before this pandemic started, we never thought we needed science so much».

For her part, councilor Sandra Oliveira highlighted the «thirteen years of fantastic work» of the CCV, of which the Lagos Chamber is associated.

Regarding the exhibition, the mayor stressed that "the birdwatching it is an area in full expansion, in the Algarve in general, but also in Lagos», with «a lot of potential to be developed».

 

Lagos CCV opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday: 10h00 – 18h00
Monday: Closed
On Sundays, admission is free for all residents of the municipality of Lagos.

 

Photos: Elisabete Rodrigues | Sul Informação

 

 



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