“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

  

Father. Traveler. Journalist. TV commentator. Photographer. Have been in five continents and more than 100 countries. Loves family (we have 5 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, New York, São Tomé e Príncipe, Tortola, Saint Lucia, Bali, Java, Buenos Aires, Habana, Riga, Lanzarote, Bazaruto, Marrakech, Paraty, Brugge, Venezia, Istanbul, London, Miami, Cape Town, Paris, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch (NZ), Ericeira, Tomar and Lisboa, my beloved hometown.

 

1,000 PHOTOS ON FLICKR – THANK YOU

  

Some things about me:

 

01 # Family is my n.º 1 priority. We have five wonderful kids. They are the best thing 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 Lisboa.

 

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). In 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, I write about my country in «Portugal Magazine», a travel magazine in English Language dedicated to our actual and future visitors; I am a tv commentator, too

 

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 100 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 belongs to Portugal.

 

09 # Quit smoking on 31st December 2010. Love sashimi, a glass or two of Douro's red wine and drink 4 / 5 espresso-coffees a day. I do work a lot. I read a lot. And I am still alive - and kicking.

 

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 - Empires - Style - Sophistication - Arrogance - Two World Wars

Africa: Nature – Drama - Land - Smell - Smile - Danger - Death

Asia: Mysticism – Soul – Grandeur - Sagesse - Excess - Death

North America (Alaska included): Energy – Inovation – Competition – Money - Excellence - No Mercy

Central & South America: Heat – Rhythm – Colour - Sensuality - Drama - Death

Oceania: Adventure – Nature - Space – Freedom - Beauty

 

12 # Hate losing 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.

 

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 30 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 legendary 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, come on Klopp!

 

15 # My cultural references are mostly European but I am very open minded: could easily live in almost every place of the World. As a passionate reader and researcher of WW II, I have a strong sympathy and emotional connection with Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as they were betrayed, invaded and slaughtered both by the Soviets and the Nazis

 

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

  

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Olá, Descobri a sua galeria porque fiz uma "busca" no flickr de fotos de S. Tomé. Gostei muito das suas fotos dessas ilhas golfo da guiné e percorrendo o resto da sua galeria encontrei bastantes imagens com as quais me identifico. Parabéns pelo seu trabalho! PS O meu pai nasceu no mesmo ano que o seu e também morre… Read more

Olá, Descobri a sua galeria porque fiz uma "busca" no flickr de fotos de S. Tomé. Gostei muito das suas fotos dessas ilhas golfo da guiné e percorrendo o resto da sua galeria encontrei bastantes imagens com as quais me identifico. Parabéns pelo seu trabalho! PS O meu pai nasceu no mesmo ano que o seu e também morreu no mesmo ano. Não deixa de ser uma coincidência. PPS Sou do Sporting.

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August 18, 2019
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Une jolie galerie colorée et variée, les photos sont toutes bien mises en valeur, bravo et merci! Marie

May 4, 2019

I added André Pipa 112 months ago as friend and today we both are still active on Flickr. He's a joyful person enjoying life to the max with his family, friends and travels. Busy as Journalist and TV commentator, he still find time to photograph. His photos are not about perfection but about finding limits of himself. … Read more

I added André Pipa 112 months ago as friend and today we both are still active on Flickr. He's a joyful person enjoying life to the max with his family, friends and travels. Busy as Journalist and TV commentator, he still find time to photograph. His photos are not about perfection but about finding limits of himself. I think his photography is about the beauty of imperfection. Dreams are good. But Living is just as important. The limits or no limits of André are shown is his stream, all photo's full of life. That's what life is about. It is a pleasure knowing you. A Pro Photographer who gives people the chance to look through his camera and see the world, for what we see is what we are ;-) P.S. What I was missing in his about page is his love for Ronaldo. Força Portugal André!

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March 17, 2019

Beautiful gallery, great work!!

August 8, 2018

Great bio, great eyeglasses, and great photographs.

May 6, 2017

Hello, just stopping by to write you a testimonial ! I enjoyed your page a lot, Keep it up and you will go far. check out my work if you have time! www.facebook.com/... Thank you ! -PhotographAC

March 13, 2012

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!

February 6, 2011

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!

April 12, 2010
Courtney 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!!

March 5, 2008

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

February 2, 2008

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 … Read more

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

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December 30, 2007
Barbara 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 fee… Read more

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.

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November 28, 2007

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 d… Read more

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.

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November 24, 2007
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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 … Read more

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 :-))

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October 29, 2007

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..… Read more

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

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October 1, 2007
Ana Pinho 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

September 25, 2007

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

August 31, 2007

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 … Read more

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

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July 30, 2007
*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 w… Read more

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...

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July 21, 2007