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∗ IT ALL BEGINS WITH A FEELING
fine art portraits & creative direction
⟡ intimate sessions — artistic view
part of @amorada.eu

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I still can’t believe this REALLY HAPPENED.

One day, I wrote in Viola’s name that her story could be a book. But it was just a random post lost on Tumblr.

Ten years ago, I was taking pictures of real, genuine, magical women—women I admire and see through their hearts. I never imagined that one day those photos could be in an exhibition in Barcelona, Spain.

And me? Just a Brazilian dreamer who always wanted to be an artist somehow. Through poems, music, photos, connections—making people feel something.

Last week, I launched my first book.
I have a book. With my name. My photos, my story—but also Viola’s.

Is this real?
Thank you—you know who you are—for being here in the middle of this beautiful mess with me.

Thank you. Love you.

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Ainda não consigo acreditar que isso REALMENTE ACONTECEU.

Um dia, eu escrevi em nome da Viola que a história dela poderia ser um livro. Mas era só um post perdido no Tumblr.

Dez anos atrás, eu estava tirando fotos de mulheres reais, genuínas e mágicas—mulheres que admiro e que vejo através de seus corações. Nunca imaginei que um dia essas fotos poderiam estar em uma exposição em Barcelona, na Espanha.

E eu? Apenas uma sonhadora brasileira que sempre quis ser artista de alguma forma. Através de poemas, música, fotos, conexões—fazendo as pessoas sentirem algo.

Na semana passada, lancei meu primeiro livro.
Eu tenho um livro. Com o meu nome. Minhas fotos, minha história—mas também a da Viola.

Isso é real?
Obrigada—você sabe quem é—por estar aqui no meio dessa bagunça linda comigo.

Obrigada. Te amo. by @ingridbrandaoph

dear viola nasceu 🫀

✨ O pré-lançamento do meu primeiro livro já está disponível!

Em parceria com o @snapcollectiveworld , esse sonho pode se tornar real. Mas agora, mais do que nunca preciso do apoio de vocês. Para que o livro seja lançado, preciso vender um número mínimo de cópias.

Para facilitar o processo, você pode acessar o meu site e fazer a compra por lá - assim não paga frete e nem taxas (e recebe seu livro comigo 💛)

Lembrando que os primeiros compradores ganharão prêmios ✨

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dear viola is born 🫀

✨ The pre-release of my first book is now available!

In partnership with @snapcollectiveworld , this dream can become a reality. But now, more than ever, I need your support. To launch the book, I need to sell a minimum number of copies.

To streamline the process, you can access my website and make the purchase there - that way, you won’t pay shipping or fees (and you’ll receive your book from me 💛)

Remember that the first buyers will win prizes ✨ by @ingridbrandaoph

I spent a thousand hours thinking about how to start this text, but the only thing that comes to my mind is: can you believe it?

Me, a brasileira-nordestina woman and an immigrant, showcasing my art in another country. In which scenario of my dreams did this happen? All of them!

I've always dreamed, but never truly believed it could actually happen. My art is my deepest layer. It's about seeing others and seeing myself.

To keep it recorded and never forget: I am capable of so much. And my journey is beautiful. A beautiful mess.

Thank you, to you who believed in me eight years ago. Thank you, to you who one day paid for my art. Thank you, to you who let me see you and capture your soul. Thank you, all of you. Thank you to myself as well, for going crazy in a way I can't even believe, haha.

Thank you @artnumber23 for the invitation. See you soon!

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Passei mil horas pensando em como começar esse texto, mas a única coisa que me vem na cabeça é: dá pra acreditar?

Eu, mulher nordestina e imigrante, expondo minha arte em outro país. Em que cenário dos meus sonhos isso aconteceu? Todos!

Sempre sonhei, mas nunca acreditei que de fato, poderia acontecer. Minha arte é minha camada mais profunda. De ver o outro. De me ver.

Pra deixar registrado e eu não esquecer: eu sou capaz de muito. E a minha jornada é linda. Doida, mas linda.

Obrigada você, que oito anos atrás acreditou em mim. Obrigada você, que um dia pagou pela minha arte. Obrigada você, que me deixou te enxergar e registrar sua alma. Obrigada você. Obrigada a mim também, por meter o louco de um jeito que eu nem acredito, haha.

Obrigada @artnumber23 pelo convite. Nos vemos em breve! by @ingridbrandaoph

It’s about seeing what lives in the details by @ingridbrandaoph

I’ve photographed so many of you, in so many moments, in the water, in the light, in between.

🫀 now I want to see which one you kept.

comment with your favorite photo I’ve taken of you, I want to see it through your eyes too. by @ingridbrandaoph

postcards from albania 🇦🇱 by @ingridbrandaoph

“Dua” means love in Albanian.

But love is universal.
It finds us in so many beautiful, genuine, unexpected ways.

And to celebrate love is a ritual of its own — a moment where people gather, witness, and become part of something bigger than themselves.

Dashuria është gjithçka.
Love is everything.

Dhuri & Naim — 22.08.26
forever, you.

@berishadhurata & @naimrobelli
📍 @amazonaevents.ks by @ingridbrandaoph

How close is close enough?
Memories captured with Ricardo. by @ingridbrandaoph

welcome to MRIZI I ZANAVE

we made the journey up to Fishtë, in the north of Albania, chasing a place we’d only heard whispers about, and somehow it exceeded every version we imagined.

@mrizi_i_zanave isn’t just a restaurant. it’s a working farm, a vineyard, a whole village of families growing and making everything that ends up on your plate. nothing is bought, everything is grown, raised, or produced right there. the name itself means “the fairies’ hideaway,” and honestly? it checks out.

we arrived hungry and left in a kind of quiet, full-hearted disbelief. this is what slow food, real land, and generations of care look like when you finally sit down at the table.

📍 Fishtë, Albania by @ingridbrandaoph

For years, I couldn’t fit into just one box, and I stopped trying to.

My path was never linear. It was a mix of skills, roles, and curiosities, all explored at once instead of picked one at a time. Working online taught me to figure things out, adapt fast, and see opportunity everywhere.

And honestly? Even now, I can’t give you just one answer to “what do you do.” As an artist, my eye is everywhere: the image, the story, the strategy, the feeling behind it all.

So today, @amorada.eu is where all of it lives. by @ingridbrandaoph

We look at a hotel the way a guest would, not the way a camera does. The light before the lobby opens, the walk up the stairs, the curtain pulled back slow enough to feel it. That’s the difference between a photo and a memory.

AMORADA’S DESK — live: @boeiragardenhotelporto

#visitportugal #boutiquehotel #turismodeportugal #designhotels #travelcontent by @ingridbrandaoph

I met Bia some years ago. She’s an actress, and our first photoshoot together was back in 2022. Since then, we’ve done two more sessions, and of course, we became friends along the way.

It’s not just about the photoshoot. The bond we created since that first time impacts our whole lives and processes, not just hers, but mine too.

To be honest, it’s so hard to keep going and choose to be an artist every day. But moments like this make it all worth it.

🫀 Thank you for letting me see you and capture you in different ways, in different stages of your life, @biaventurelli by @ingridbrandaoph