CURRENT MISSION

TO DO THE BEST I CAN DO

ABOUT ME

He loves the picture and this is evident in his work. With innovation, creativity and determination, the photographer has created multiple career from what was once just a hobby from childhood, the agency's photo to photojournalism, photo abstract of photo sports will still passing by the creation of micro websites for the regional cooking, environmentalist and local representative of Tibetan people. EURONEWS talk to the photographer who takes the name of United Press Photo to the four corners of the world. www.unitedphotopress.com

Carlos Sousa is moving in several areas of his art. He lives divided between Portugal and Brazil, but running the world. As part photographic, joined to photojournalism and is currently, frequent collaborator of several newspapers and magazines regional, national and foreign. Another of his hobbies is the music that allies with the work, professional activity that gives a special photograph. "When the concerts reach a large audience, as was recently the former ex-DOORS integrated in the events of Allgarve or Tiesto and David Guetta I prefer staying in the middle of the crowd and feel the feeling of the moment, when I take the photographs", confessed , With an enthusiastic smile. The first work that has been as professional photographer activities of radicals such as Salir TT and TransAlgarve, still works with various associations such as Zonaventura | www.zonaventura.org

Also gone, recently, by a more commercial area, the disclosure of associations, ong's, and related the Internet, and has even created a department within the United Press Photo Sites For All | www.sitesforall.org which is the micro websites and puts on the air in 24 hrs. 'It was a crucial stage of my life the creation of the SFA, I was already environmentalist and always had a relationship with the very noble causes and humanitarian associations, because we have created micro websites by the outside world was through one I received an email " fantastic "... reached immediately to request from the organization of Dalai Lama's creation of a micro website in the Portuguese language and explicit photos with the suffering Tibetan, I know the more closely the Tibetan cause and I wish that everyone in some way understand, at least ethically what is at stake in the demonstrations against the Chinese in Tibet ... then I was invited to be local representative, who hold post until today”. said excited on the Free Tibet Portugal | www.freetibetportugal.com

As told to our newspaper, the passion for photography came too early, but there are only about 12 years is that really took shape the party having made several professional courses and workshops slightly throughout the world. Technical developments has been achieved through various courses and workshops, but also of research done on a personal basis. 'Where there are workshops aimed at areas that I like I try them, either in Portugal or in New York ", assured.On these occasions, and learn more about the art that is dedicated, would also meet local 'not for tourist places' and people, because communication is a strong ability to relations of Carlos Sousa.

"Since child who liked to shoot, still have a machine that was from my maternal grandfather and my memories of childhood and adolescent, took many pictures with it, is a Kodak Junior I, constructed in 1950 in England and uses a film 620, by that seems incredible today to use for some specific work, there is not anything like that, nor my Canon Mark III 'account, laughing.

"At the beginning my photos are more faces, with friends, and girlfriends, the faces with the environments in the back, but what seduces me photojournalism is completely pure and simple, yet I go to an area of war, have been by a thread my way to Georgia in the latter conflict ...», Said. Carlos Sousa living with enthusiasm for the world of photography, trying to overcome himself every day. "I love that people of means who live daily with journalistic comment on my work, saying what they think is wrong and what is right, always liked the criticism provided it is constructive", revealed. For years, maintains presence on the site 'OLHARES', www.olhares.com/bykynys an online community of photographers. Here, rises the name of BYKYNYS IN NEW YORK had much feedback regarding other types of photographic work, which enabled it to evolve in the area of digital photography abstract. 'I was influenced by friends to hold my hand more rebellious and I went back to digital photography with the abstract component of colors and features irreverent, which mark the departure for a future exposure, work to expose I have already missing only with local conditions necessary for such ...».

Being a man of many projects, the manager of the photographic agency United Press Photo | www.unitedphotopress.com which is also associated photographers and journalists in Brazil, Carlos Sousa always wishes to announce that 'it is an agency where are the photographers and journalists associated in Europe and Brazil, who decide the directions and guidelines of the work to be done, only the fact that use our name is already a security of professionalism, because the more members we have will be our best offer to the customer and therefore covered most areas of action, though all go through a rigorous process of training so that all criteria are applied ...», initial concerns with air of duty accomplished.

At the time of listing some of his ideas for the future as the exhibition of digital photography abstract that previously mentioned, the photographer who also has a hand in regional cooking states that "These activities are increasingly forgotten. I would like to photograph the traditional dishes made on the spot "in loco", I, as well as a large part of people like to know how are true, and the record from the preparation to the table ", he said. "I have always been passionate about their regional cooking, took up a course. Because some of my work is therefore linked to cook ", confessed.

PHILOSOPHY

There is only an age for us to be happy, only one season in the life of each person in it is possible to dream and make plans and have enough energy to fulfill them in spite of all difficulties and obstáculos.Uma only age for us is delight with life and live passionately and enjoy everything with intensity without any fear or guilt of feeling prazer.Fase magic, where people can create and recreate the life of our own image and likeness and smile and play and sing and dance and dress up with all colors and deliver up to all love experiencing all the flavors without bias or pudor.Tempo of enthusiasm and courage in every challenge is an invitation that we will fight with all the experience available to try something new, again and again, and as often as needed. That age, so fleeting in the life of the people, this is called, and has only the length of time that passes .... sweet bird of the here and now that when it happens to have never left ...

Interests

Coastal regions worldwide are affected with climate change we have seen, with particular evidence for the morphology of the coasts. When 60 percent of tourists seeking the beaches - loaded with sand and with its extensive wetlands, to maintain this balance and status quo is something that we have this as external constraint on our ability to presservação of desertification and water mesma.A are also important factors for consideration. The sustainability of life is through proper use of water resources and the preservation of the environment and biodiversity, values that guided the evaluation of projects pro-environment, which has unique ecosystems in the world. I am pleased to note a considerable number of business licenses for the environment, because this is the path in the future.

THE UNITED PRESS PHOTO, when it is available to collaborate with industry in disseminating photographic and documentary, for adoption of policies for sustainable management, as well as through the adoption or implementation of environmental management models such as the use of renewable energy, with very positive impact on the emission of greenhouse gases and frank with benefits to business and the environment.
The global survival through a concerted strategy to the level of all local, regional, national and world that, in partnership with industry, defining the measures to be applied to the environment, sustainable development, balanced and dynamic, bearing in mind the challenge of climate change - which passes through the balanced and proper organization of the territories, the efficient management of natural resources, encouraging the implementation of environmental management systems, the promotion of good practices through ongoing awareness-raising and training, the use of certified equipment, and also, by the environmental certification of facilities and services regiões.As of climate change are a reality, that we must all act now. The challenge is to renew, for progress, in harmony with the environment.

• arts
• singing
• photography
• documentaries
• concerts
• dancing
• causes
• environment
• cooking
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• partying
• drinking
• magic
• survival
• music
• sports
• business
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

'BAD GIRL' MARIO VARGAS LLOSA In the years 50, in the aristocratic neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, the young Ricardo Somocurcio fall in love by dazzling and mysterious "Chilean" Lily. After discovering that, actually, it is of Peruvian origin and humble, he loses sight of, but can not forget it. Ricardo, a translater the UN without major ambitions, and Lily, cold and manipulative woman who lives and changing the name of husband as the complacency, if re throughout life, at different times and in various cities in the world. Bad Girl account of this story meetings and disagreements through four decades. According to Vargas Llosa, this is a novel that he wanted to write for a long time. "It's a story of love, a love modern, conditioned by the world we live in and that is much closer to reality than the romantic love of literature. This love that extends over the age of forty also serves to make a kind of large fresco of a universe that has changed dramatically, "said the El country At the same time that tells the story of an overwhelming passion, Bad Girl moth an overview of social and political transformations occurring in Europe and Latin America. Many of the experiences he has shown through its characters: "In the novel use of historical material that was the guerrilla movement in Peru, the great failure of the first serious attempt revolutionary who was the Movement of Revolutionary Left, the MIR. And also describe what is this climate in which the revolutionary utopia has spread so widely, as Paris has become the center that exported the ideas, the myths and fantasies of revolution, and also the failure of all this. Life gave me the opportunity to have those two things, "says the author. For 70 years, completed in March this year, Mario Vargas Llosa admits that the novel gives many clues about his own life. "The book is happening in cities where they lived. The story itself did not exist, but those are my posts: in Peru, when I was young, the Paris of the 60, the London and Spain to 70 of 80. At the time of 'swinging London', for example, fell in the neighborhood that describe much in the novel, Earl's Court, in the days when he was the heart of this movement, "said the Spanish newspaper. Commenting on the possibility of the romance of the protagonists have some trace autobiographical, he adds in another interview with Argentine newspaper Clarín: "To speak of love, inevitably we must also rely on our own experience, but let's say, here is imagination and half other half made of memories. "To Mario Vargas Llosa, write a novel of love is" probably one of the biggest challenges of a literary writer. In addition to already have a very rich tradition, in this genre easily push for the stereotype, the common-place. "

Teach, Learn, Share

And when it comes to work, is believed to run automatically, timetables, goals, excessive information e. .. stress. To ease this stress, many people have used the practice of yoga, ancient Indian philosophy that became very popular in recent years. And so much popularity also brings speculation and some myths. And there are different methods, then it is important to inform about before starting to practice. Breathing, meditation, relaxation, stretching and organic purification are the paths of yoga that, according to practitioners, improve the quality of life. The vice president of the Federation of the Parana and Yoga teacher of the method Swásthya, Nilzo Andrade, spoke a little about it. The yoga is an ancient philosophy, but now become fashionable in the XXI century. Many celebrities do and some people say that is because it leaves the body with "experience" and the other because it relieves stress. What are the myths and truths? Ever since the Beatles went to India, the Eastern cultures began to be widely used in the West. Until then, they were charged with very seriously and without mixtures we see today. There was a specialization. One of the myths is that we should all practice the same time. Mixtures which I mean are those where the alleged professional mixed with yoga, tai chi, tai-chi with biodança, biodança with reiki, reiki with Rosicrucian ... If a person wants to dedicate to one of them, to do so separately. Find a professional who works only with what, or who do not teach everything from applying. Same thing with yoga: a single type of practice ever. When you think what is good for you, keep it up. After all, there is that yoga is better than the other. There is one that is best for you. Mixtures undermine the credibility, because each of these philosophies are the human being in a different way. The yoga: it is a philosophy that seeks to practice self. Let therapy with professionals in the area and with religious mysticism. What are the benefits of proper breathing and meditation? The breath is the key to developing more awareness, more clarity and to develop emotional field. If all were aware of it, the world would be much better. Already the meditation is that human beings operate on a new state of consciousness. In this state, the intuitions flowing freely. Many companies have already discovered this gap and seek to train their top executives. Thus, improve decision making and make the environment more humanized. Anyone can meditate? What should be done? Everyone can meditate disciplined. Someone who is out of the weight that is sedentary, to drink to excess or who smoke hardly enter into meditative state. To achieve this status, you must have regularity in yoga. All want to be millionaires, but few are willing to discipline for that. There is no miracle. What are the techniques of purification organic? Are techniques that help to have a healthier life. Improve the functioning organic through the purification of mucous. They are exercises that enhance the vision and abdominal organs and also purify the respiratory tract. The yoga changed your life? Changed completely the way to work, to face the challenges of linking me. Gained much more healthy habits. You are giving me a life more happy, useful, productive and creative.
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Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, France, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States