An aerial silk performer mid-air on stage, Edinburgh Fringe 2025. Performance Photography by Anabela de Sousa.
Low angle POV of an aerial performer, with dramatic lighting creating a halo effect behind them, in a dark environment. Performance Photography by Anabela de Sousa.
Two dancers performing a contemporary dance on stage with a dark blue background. One dancer is balancing on all fours, supporting the other dancer who is lying across their back with arms extended and eyes closed. Performance Photography by Anabela
A group of performers stacked in a human pyramid and balancing a person on top, under dramatic lighting with a spotlight on the left side. Performance Photography by Anabela de Sousa.
Black and white photo of a strap artist and an ice-skater performing on aerial straps act with a dark ceiling and bright lights above. Performance Photography by Anabela de Sousa.
Two acrobats performing an aerial act on a trapeze with warm stage lighting.Performance Photography by Anabela de Sousa.
Lucas Ortet, Portuguese musician and song writer gazing into the distance against a clear blue sky.
A person sitting on a decorative blue and white ceramic tile bench in front of a wall, wearing black clothing and chunky boots, with curly short hair and dark eye makeup. Film portrait photography by Anabela de Sousa.
An interior scene with a single beige chair and a wooden side table placed on a reflective black tiled floor, illuminated by sunlight and cast shadows, with a window revealing trees and a building outside. Film photography by Anabela de Sousa
Interior view of a room with three empty wine glasses upside down on a wooden surface, a wooden cutting board, some bottles, and a window with a view of trees and a blue sky outside. Film photography by Anabela de Sousa
Carolina Deslandes Portuguese singer and songwriter
TEDxMarvila with Haddaway
Swellnest Wave of the winter

Welcome, and thank you for being here.

I am drawn to essence. Whether I am photographing a performance, a still life, or a quiet interior, or an event, I look for the feeling beneath the surface, the moment that reveals something true.

My work is shaped by over a decade inside live spectacle, where I learned to read light, atmosphere, and timing. I carry that awareness into everything I shoot, with both digital and film.

With love,
Bela

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