João Pina, photographer and author of key books such as Condor, 46750, Por Teu Livre Pensamento, and Tarrafal, talks with Ângela Ferreira about photography, memory, and historical responsibility. From the urgency of documenting Portuguese fascism to the dive into colonial wounds, Pina discusses family heritage, the ethics of the gaze, and the book as a space of resistance and permanence.

Rodrigo Peixoto talks with Rui Luís, founder and driving force of Ideias no Escuro – Edições, about archives as the raw material of editorial creation. The conversation explores the universe of collecting, photobook fairs, and editorial practices born from self-imposed restrictions. Between experimentation and rigor, Rui Luís reveals a unique vision of the book as a space of invention and visual essay.

Carlos Lobo — photographer, musician, and founding editor of LeBop Books — talks with Ângela Ferreira about the book as a place where his projects find resolution: a closure that opens new beginnings. He discusses the process between exhibition and edition, the Eastern trilogy (China, Japan, North Korea), and his latest I Would Run This Way Forever and Ever Again, where family intimacy structures the sequence.

António Júlio Duarte, one of the most important and prolific contemporary Portuguese photography authors, talks with Rodrigo Peixoto about time, evolution, and the creative process of his photobooks. The episode explores his working method, the relationship between image and sequence, and the role of the book as a space of experimentation and thought.

We dedicate this episode to multidisciplinary artist Susana Paiva, who takes us on a journey where experimental photography, chemigrams, and poetry intertwine in a true laboratory of ideas. The conversation led by Ângela Ferreira explores the Photobook Club as an incubator of creative communities and the book as a guardian of memories.

In the 6th episode, we welcome Paulo Martins, founder of Fundação Arte Deste Século, responsible for the important Arte Deste Século Award for Photobook Edition. In conversation with Rodrigo Peixoto, he reflects on the awards role in promoting independent publishing and supporting new authors.

Artist Manuela Marques reflects on the photobook as an expanded territory of creation and thought. From the most vibrant photography capital, at Rencontres d'Arles in France, the conversation led by Ângela Ferreira explores the fusion between nature and perception, where the act of contemplation becomes a critical and poetic gesture.

Bruno Pelletier Sequeira talks about the processes of photobook creation in a teaching and experimental context at Atelier de Lisboa, a photography school founded in 2006 that integrates author edition at the core of its pedagogy. In conversation with Rodrigo Peixoto, he reflects on learning the photobook as a critical and artisanal practice.

Susana Lourenço Marques, curator, editor, and co-founder of Pierrot Le Fou, talks with Ângela Ferreira about the act of editing, editorial choices, and the will to edit. The conversation explores the F fascicles collection and other editions by the publisher, where the book asserts itself as a space of creation, thought, and resistance.

André Príncipe — photographer, filmmaker, editor, and co-founder of Pierre von Kleist — talks about the creation process and the importance of mise en page as a form of visual thinking. The conversation led by Rodrigo Peixoto explores the hybrid territory between cinema and photography, where rhythm and chance shape the narrative of the book.

Artist, researcher, and professor at Lusófona University, Soraya Vasconcelos revisits childhood references and current performances that shape her view on visual narrative. In conversation with Ângela Ferreira, she reflects on the collective project they both develop around photonovels and how research, teaching, and artistic practice intertwine in the construction of visual stories. Between the book and the classroom, they affirm the project as a space of critical experimentation, where the image thinks, narrates, and transforms.

Photographer, editor, and co-founder of XYZ Books, Pedro Guimarães talks with Diogo Bento about the publisher's journey and the importance of collaboration as a practice of creation and thought. From his background and the path built by XYZ, he reflects on the developed projects, editorial choices, editing processes, and funding strategies that sustain independent production. The dialogue reveals a vision that combines method and experimentation, where each book is an expression of collective identity and a critical gesture of cultural resistance.

Researcher and essayist José Bértolo talks with Ângela Ferreira about his journey to photobooks and how they became a place of thought and discovery. The dialogue explores his interest in Japan, the relationship between image and matter, and the intersection between photography and cinema as complementary territories of reflection. From academic research and curatorial practice, Bértolo proposes a sensitive and critical reading of the photobook — as a living, relational, and transformative object.

Editor and co-founder of GHOST, David-Alexandre Guéniot talks with Rodrigo Peixoto about the publisher's journey and collaborative work with Patrícia Almeida. The conversation reflects on the book and edition as spaces of encounter, creation, and performative gesture. Between editorial practice and performance, Guéniot affirms the book as a body in action — a living act that summons time, reading, and presence, expanding the boundaries between work, process, and community.

Photographer Pauliana Valente Pimentel talks with Ângela Ferreira about her personal and artistic journey, marked by the desire to tell stories that emerge from the peripheries and invisibilized communities. The conversation revisits the formative experience in the Kamera Photo collective and addresses projects such as Diário da República and Quel Pedra, where the artist explores issues of identity, belonging, and feminism. Between the documentary and the poetic, Pauliana affirms photography and the book as spaces of resistance and emancipation, where the feminist gaze becomes a political, critical, and transformative gesture.

Photographer Eduardo Sousa Ribeiro talks with Rodrigo Peixoto about the creation process and the importance of maquettes as spaces of experimentation and visual thinking. The conversation explores how he begins photography already thinking about the book, understanding editing as an integral part of the act of seeing itself. He also reflects on the continuity of work and the book as a process in permanent construction — an accessible, open, and free object, where each sequence asserts itself as a form of discovery and freedom.

Pedro dos Reis, photographer and editor, talks with Ângela Ferreira about the Lisbon Photobook Fair — an event that, since 2014, has established Lisbon as a meeting point between authors, publishers, and photobook readers. The conversation covers the genesis and development of the fair, emphasizing the importance of creating a community around independent publishing and the book as a space of dialogue and sharing. Between the rigor of organization and the spontaneity of encounters, the Lisbon Photobook Fair asserts itself as a space of freedom and celebration of contemporary photobooks.

Hélice — Photographers Who Use Photography — is a collective formed by Duarte Amaral Netto, João Paulo Serafim, Rodrigo Tavarela Peixoto, and Valter Ventura. In conversation with Ângela Ferreira, they reflect on the group's journey and the projects they have developed, such as Propeller magazine, Spectrum, and helice_press editions. Between thought and practice, they discuss the value of the collective in contemporary photography and the importance of collaboration as a space of creation, sharing, and community building.

Leo Wen, founder of the Photography Books Database in Brazil, talks with Ângela Ferreira about this platform that emerged in the context that inspired and supported NERVO, expanding the dialogue between Portuguese-language editorial practices. The conversation reflects on the role of a repository dedicated to the memory and research of photobooks, which allows knowing and exploring collections beyond publisher or library websites. Between archive and network, Leo Wen highlights the book as a field of knowledge and the database as a tool for sharing, research, and community building.

Moritz Neumüller, one of the great promoters of the exhibition The Photobook Phenomenon in Spain, talks with Ângela Ferreira about the history and transformations of the photobook as a medium of visual thinking. The conversation explores the relationship between text and image, modes of circulation, and mutations brought by the digital era. Between print and virtual, Neumüller reflects on the photobook as an expanded space of experimentation and a critical tool in constructing the history of photography. The dialogue proposes the book as an interface where technology, language, and memory intersect to rethink the image.