Rogério Reis nasceu em abril de 1954 no Rio de Janeiro e
descobriu a fotografia nas oficinas de arte do MAM-Museu de Arte Moderna, nos
anos 70. Trabalhou no Jornal do Brasil (1977), no O Globo (1980), na revista
Veja (1983), e participou do Grupo F4 de fotógrafos independentes dos anos 80.
Durante 3 anos seguidos (85 a 87), fotografou Ayrton Senna para o Banco
Nacional, a convite da agência de publicidade MPM. Foi durante 5 anos editor de
fotografia do Jornal do Brasil (91 a 96). Em 1999 recebeu o Prêmio Nacional de
Fotografia da Funarte. Em 2002 sua fotografia de Carlos Drummond de Andrade na
praia de Copacabana (1982) foi reproduzida em bronze pelo escultor Leo Santana,
em homenagem ao centenário do poeta. Inspirou e emprestou seu nome ao personagem
do fotógrafo no filme Cidade de Deus, de Fernando Meirelles, baseado no livro
do escritor Paulo Lins. Em
2007 passa a integrar o grupo de fotógrafos do projeto da UNESCO, Our
Place - the Photographic Celebration of
the World's Heritage.
É um dos fundadores da Ty
ba (1991) onde trabalha como editor de projetos especiais; autor do livro Na Lona - Editora Aeroplano (2001) e co-autor dos livros, Revisitando a Amazônia de Carlos Chagas - Editora Fiocruz (1996), Retratos de Outono - Editora Sextante (1999) e Só Existe um Rio, Andrea Jakobsson Estúdio (2008).
ba (1991) onde trabalha como editor de projetos especiais; autor do livro Na Lona - Editora Aeroplano (2001) e co-autor dos livros, Revisitando a Amazônia de Carlos Chagas - Editora Fiocruz (1996), Retratos de Outono - Editora Sextante (1999) e Só Existe um Rio, Andrea Jakobsson Estúdio (2008).
All images © Rogério
Reis
Rogério Reis was born in 1954, studied at the Museum of Modern Art in
Rio de Janeiro and has been a photographer since 1977.
He has worked for 15 years documenting the various facets of the street carnival in Rio de Janeiro: the costumes criticizing politicians, the participation of the gay movement, as well as the innocence of the street groups found in the poorer outlying neighborhoods. This photographic essay has resulted in several exhibitions as well as a book titled "Na Lona" (On Canvas).
He has had 25 solo exhibitions and has participated in 51 collective showings. Rogerio also lent his history and name to the character of the photographer “Rogério Reis” in the noted film "City of God" by Fernando Meirelles (2002).
His major works deal with urban issues. They are:
"Surfers Train" (1988), "On Canvas" (1986-2002), "Red Pillows" (2006), "Microwave" (2004), "Brazil Av 500" (2009), "Paper Route" (2009), "Field Line" (2010) and " Nobody's Nobodies." (2011-2014).
In 1999 he received the National Prize of Photography from FUNARTE in his home country of Brazil and his work is now present in the following permanent collections:
He has worked for 15 years documenting the various facets of the street carnival in Rio de Janeiro: the costumes criticizing politicians, the participation of the gay movement, as well as the innocence of the street groups found in the poorer outlying neighborhoods. This photographic essay has resulted in several exhibitions as well as a book titled "Na Lona" (On Canvas).
He has had 25 solo exhibitions and has participated in 51 collective showings. Rogerio also lent his history and name to the character of the photographer “Rogério Reis” in the noted film "City of God" by Fernando Meirelles (2002).
His major works deal with urban issues. They are:
"Surfers Train" (1988), "On Canvas" (1986-2002), "Red Pillows" (2006), "Microwave" (2004), "Brazil Av 500" (2009), "Paper Route" (2009), "Field Line" (2010) and " Nobody's Nobodies." (2011-2014).
In 1999 he received the National Prize of Photography from FUNARTE in his home country of Brazil and his work is now present in the following permanent collections:
Sao Paulo Museum of Art -MASP/Pirelli
(1995), Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro -MAM/RJ (1996), The Fogg Art
Museum, Cambridge, USA (1999), Danforth Museum of Art, Massachusetts, USA
(2000), Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France (2005/2008/2012/2014)
and Rio Museum of Art -MAR-RJ-Brazil (2014).
%5B4%5D.jpg "Fantasia de Palitos de Fosforos, Centro (Matchstick Costume, Downtown)")
