A self-taught photojournalist, he has worked for Brazil`s premier media outlets. He has also worked for the magazine O Cruzeiro, in Belo Horizonte, in 1970, and in Salvador from 1971 to 1974. From 1975 to 1981 he lived in Brasília, where he worked for the newspapers Correio Brasiliense and Jornal de Brasília, and collaborated with the magazines Veja and Isto É. He then moved to São Paulo, where he still lives and works. He worked for newspaper Folha de São Paulo in 1988 and 1989. In 1991, he founded Núcleo dos Amigos da Fotografia (Friends of Photography Hub), NaFoto, which organizes the International Photography Month in São Paulo.