"Give voice to Nature and Wildlife. Impact the collective human through the image and let the being to reflect about the "to be" - the need for an harmonic coexistence."

Luis Palácios was born in the city of São Paulo - Brazil, and from a young age began a self-taught formation in photography, music and visual arts. Luis alternated part of his young life between the country side and the coast, where grew up his bonds with Nature - the wildlife of forests and the sea. He holds a degree in Business Administration working in the Digital Printing Technology segment, pioneer in Brazil in its application for photography and visual arts. Following the path of the Arts in parallel to his corporate professional life, he participated in several expeditions and photography workshops with renowned Brazilian Nature and Wildlife Photographers. Contributes for National Geographic Magazine. He studied Documentary Filmmaking at NYFA - New York Film Academy, graduated in the Spring of 2019, where he produced and directed the short documentary "The unknown Grey". Underwater photographer certified by IANTD - International Association Nitrox and Technical Divers, Luis acts for the Environmental Conservation by supporting Non-Profits Organizations and researchers with his volunteer work of Nature and Wildlife Photography and Filmmaking. Luis also produces Nature and Wildlife Photography expeditions, documentary films, among other audio-visual projects.

Latest Contributions and Works

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The Guardian - "Winners of the  2020 Withley wildlife conservation awards - In Pictures" - Black Lion Tamarin - LINK

WITHLEY FUND for NATURE - Anuário 2020 de Premiados (PG 4/5 e 21) - DOWNLOAD BOOKLET

National Geographic Magazine - Wild Macaws article by Miguel Conde - Photo by Luis Palácios - (GO TO THE ARTICLE)

Whale at sight! - VIVA - Inst.  Verde Azul e Inst. Baleia à Vista (in progress) - (TRAILLER link)

Blue Macaw Institute - End of year video, imagery donation - (VIDEO link)

Brazilian Pampa's small wild cats - Área de Vida / Toco - (DOCUMENTARY link)

"The Unknown Gray" - Documentário - NY, 2019 - Wolf Conservation Center - (DOCUMENTARY link)

Toninhas em perigo - Documentário (Em Andamento) - VIVA - Instituto verde e azul

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                                               Authoral Art Works                                                

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- Chronicles of the Brazilian Fauna -  Short documentary series - Starting April, 2019 - TRAILLER link

- Pantanal -The wildlife from Brazilian Wet Lands - Photo Book - Brazil, 2017

- ATLÂNTICA - Portraits, Fragments and Reminiscences of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest - Photo Book - In progress - VISIT PAGE

- The eleven pantanais - Walkabouts & Tides - Photo Book - In progress - Brazil

- Canastra Hills - Photography Essay / DOC - Brazil, 2018 - TRAILLER link

- The Canastra Hills Terroir - Short Documentary - Starting May, 2019 - Brazil

The Unknown Grey - Short documentary - Wolf Conservation Center - South Salem, NY - USA , 2019

PATAGONIA - The Land of Wind and Ice- Photography Book - In Progress - Chile / Argentina, 2019

- Hummingbirds - Photographic Series - Fine Art - Brazil, 2019

- Macaws - an evolutionary moment - Photographic Series and Informative Content - Brasil, 2019

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                        Photographic Expeditions & Workshops 2015 - 2019                  

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 - The Hummingbirds of the Atlantic Forest - Brazil, 2018, 2019                   

- The Black Lion Tamarin - Devils Hill State Park - Teodoro Sampaio/SP - Photo -  Brazil, 2018

- Coffee and Forest - Agro forestal production system and forest recovery corridors from the Atlantic Interior Forest Fragments - Teodoro Sampaio/SP (Support to the Ecological Research Institute - IPE) - Brazil, 2018

- The Atacama Desert - Chile, 2018

- Mountain Lions from Patagônia - Torres del Paine National Park / Laguna Sarmiento - Chile (João Marcos Rosa, Ricardo Casarin) - Chile, 2018

- South Pantanal - Park road, Nhecolândia and Paraguai river. - Brazil, 2017

- Jaguars and the Transpantaneira road - Waters Encounter  State Park - Porto Jofre / MT - Brazi, 2018

- South Amazon - Teles Pires and Cristalino rivers, Cristalino Natural Reserve - Alta Floresta/MT - Brazil, 2018

- Argentinian Patagonia - Glaciers National Park - El Calafate, El Chaltén - Argentina, 2018

Iguazu National Park - Foz do Iguaçu/Puerto Iguazú - Brazil and Argentina, 2018

- Workshop Pantanal south, Bonito e Bodoquena - Co-produced with João Marcos Rosa - Brazil, 2018

- Canastra hills Photographic Expedition Production -  Canastra Hills - November, 2018

- Legacy of the Waters - Atlantic Forest - Luciano Candisani - Brazil, 2017

- "Foto em Pauta" - Tiradentes Photo Festival - National Geographic Brazil Workshop - João Marcos Rosa / Roberto Sakai - Brazil, 2017

- Spoken Photography -  Itu Photography Festival- Araquem Alcântara - Brazil, 2017

- Jaguars from Pantanal Workshop - Waters encounters State Park - Porto Jofre/MT - Araquem Alcântara - Brazil, 2017

- Photographic and Underwater Photo Expedition - Bodoquena Rivers -  Olho Dàgua, Prata, Sucuri and Formoso / MS -  Brazil, 2018

- Phototgraphy Expedition - Pantanal - Miranda river, Nhecolândia & Park Road - Pantanal Sul / MS - Brazil, 2017

- Photographic Expedition - Chapada dos Guimarães / MT - Ricardo Casarin - Brazil, 2018

- Underwater Photo Essay - Curaçao - Caribbean Sea, 2017

- Underwater Photo Essay - Misterious Lagoon - Jardim/MS - Brazil, 2017

- Underwater Photo Essay - Couves Island - Ubatuba/SP - Brazil, 2017

- Underwater Photo Essay - Fernando de Noronha Islands/PE - Brazil, 2017

- Photographic Essay - Macaws Hole - Jardim/MS - Brazil, 2018

- Photographic Expedition - Scarlet Ibis & Santos and Cubatão Mangroves / SP - Brazil, 2018

- Photographic Expedition - Bertioga Sandbanks State Park / SP - Brazil, 2017

- Photography Essay - Atlantic Forest - Ubatuba - Brazil, 2017, 2018, 2019

- Photography Essay - Grand Canyon - South RIM - EUA, 2017                    

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