Carlos Medeiros was born in the Azores and now lives in Lisbon. He began taking photographs in the 1970s, but only began exhibiting regularly in the 1980s. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, notably in France, the USA and Bermuda.
He has exhibited individually at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and in galleries in Portugal, France and Spain. In 2005 he published the book Tierras. His work is included in several collections, including the Dona Maria II Theatre and the Portuguese Centre for Photography.