Hi!
I am Nano Cunha – Professional Photographer
Photography has been my life since 1998.
During the first ten years of my career, I worked as an assistant to photographers Richard Kohout, Rafael Costa, and Andreas Heiniger. Richard, whom I consider my greatest mentor, left me with a simple piece of advice that has stayed with me ever since:
“Do you want to be a photographer? Work every day for it.”
Opening my first studio in 2012 marked a turning point in my career. Shortly afterward, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Zombie Studio on my first major advertising projects. Their trust in my work gave me the confidence and experience to build a career working with leading agencies, global brands, and creative teams.
Over the years, I’ve created campaigns for clients including Progressive, Honda, Mitsubishi, and many others. My work has been recognized with international awards such as Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, D&AD, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, and other major industry honors.
After more than two decades in commercial photography, I realized I wanted to challenge myself in a different way. Rather than repeating what I already knew, I chose to leave my comfort zone.
For the past two years, I’ve traveled across Asia and Europe, photographing, observing, and learning through personal projects. I spent time in India, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Japan, and Portugal, allowing each country, culture, and encounter to reshape the way I see photography.
Those years weren’t a break from my career—they became one of its most important chapters. They reminded me that photography is built not only on technique, but also on curiosity, patience, empathy, and the willingness to keep learning.
Today, I bring together more than twenty-five years of experience in advertising photography with a renewed perspective shaped by travel and personal exploration.
Whether I’m creating an international advertising campaign or documenting a quiet moment on the other side of the world, my goal remains the same: to create images that are honest, timeless, and emotionally meaningful.
I believe the best photographs don’t just show what something looks like—they reveal how it feels.