José Cabral
Moçambique
José Cabral (Maputo, 1952) learned photography from his father, a technician for the Mozambique Railways and an amateur photographer and filmmaker. He worked as a photojournalist for the Instituto Nacional de Cinema (1975-78) and the weekly Domingo (1981-82), later serving as head of the photography department at the Ministry of Agriculture (1983-85). From 1986 to 1990, he taught at the Centro de Formação Fotográfica de Moçambique. In 1987, he received a scholarship to study in Italy, and in 1996, he travelled to the United States as a recipient of the Mid-American Arts Alliance Award.
In 1998, his first book, A Guerra da Água, was published, linked to the film of the same name by Licínio de Azevedo. In 1999, he exhibited photographs of Évora and the Island of Mozambique. A retrospective of his work, As Linhas da Minha Mão, was presented at Photofesta 2006 in Maputo. Two other exhibitions highlighted the more intimate and autobiographical aspects of his work: Anjos Urbanos in Lisbon and Maputo (2009-10) and Espelhos Quebrados in Maputo (2012), with parts of the latter also shown in Lisbon as part of the De Perto series.
In 1998, his first book, A Guerra da Água, was published, linked to the film of the same name by Licínio de Azevedo. In 1999, he exhibited photographs of Évora and the Island of Mozambique. A retrospective of his work, As Linhas da Minha Mão, was presented at Photofesta 2006 in Maputo. Two other exhibitions highlighted the more intimate and autobiographical aspects of his work: Anjos Urbanos in Lisbon and Maputo (2009-10) and Espelhos Quebrados in Maputo (2012), with parts of the latter also shown in Lisbon as part of the De Perto series.
