{"id":8904,"date":"2026-06-16T12:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festival262.com\/?page_id=8904"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:47:21","slug":"amy-vitale-seaqual-initiative-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/festival262.com\/fr\/exhibitions-2026-f-262\/amy-vitale-seaqual-initiative-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Vitale \u2014 SEAQUAL INITIATIVE EXHIBITION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ami Vitale<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t
INITIATIVE DE SEAQUAL<\/strong> EXPOSITION\u00a0<\/h6><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ami Vitale<\/strong> is a photographer, documentary filmmaker, writer, and Explorateur g\u00e9ographique national<\/strong>. For nearly three decades, she has used photography and visual storytelling to explore the complex relationships between people, wildlife, and the natural world, working in more than 100 countries across the globe.<\/p>

She began her career documenting conflict and humanitarian issues, experiences that shaped her understanding of the deep connections between social and environmental challenges. Since then, her work has focused on long-term projects that highlight conservation, coexistence between communities and nature, and the individuals driving positive change.<\/p>

Internationally recognised for her contributions to visual storytelling, Ami Vitale has received numerous honours, including multiple World Press Photo<\/strong> awards. She is also the founder of Impacts vitaux<\/strong>, a nonprofit organisation that harnesses the power of art and storytelling to support conservation efforts and empower the next generation of photographers and changemakers.<\/p>

Through her work, Vitale seeks to inspire empathy, dialogue, and action, revealing not only the challenges facing our world but also the hope and solutions that emerge when people and nature work together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lieu:<\/strong> Beach Library, Foz do Arelho
Dates :<\/strong> 27 juin \u2013 20 septembre 2026
Photographie :<\/strong> Ami Vitale
Conservateur:<\/strong> Jo\u00e3o Carlos
Programme :<\/strong> 200 ans de c\u00e9l\u00e9brations photographiques | F\/262 Festival International de Photographie<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n \u00c9coutez une audiodescription de l'affiche de l'exposition pour Ami Vitale<\/em>, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e dans le cadre du F\/262 \u2013 Festival international de la photographie et des c\u00e9l\u00e9brations internationales marquant le 200e anniversaire de la photographie.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Ou\u00e7a uma audiodescri\u00e7\u00e3o do cartaz da exposi\u00e7\u00e3o Ami Vitale<\/em>, apresentada no \u00e2mbito do F\/262 \u2013 Festival Internacional de Fotografia e das comemora\u00e7\u00f5es internacionais dos 200 anos da fotografia.\n <\/p>\n\n

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Audio Description \u2014 Ami Vitale<\/h3>

200 Years of Photography Commemoration<\/strong>
F\/262 \u2013 Festival international de la photographie<\/strong>
Ami Vitale<\/strong><\/p>

This exhibition poster is presented on a light grey background with a clean and minimalist design.<\/p>

Across the upper section appear the logos of the F\/262 \u2013 International Photography Festival and the EFFE Label, alongside the text commemorating 200 years of photography.<\/p>

Beneath these elements, the name AMI VITALE<\/strong> appears prominently in large black capital letters, occupying much of the upper half of the poster.<\/p>

At the centre is a large colour photograph by Ami Vitale.<\/p>

The image shows a close and intimate encounter between a person and a giraffe in an outdoor landscape. The scene appears to take place in a dry savannah environment beneath a clear blue sky.<\/p>

The giraffe occupies most of the frame. Its long neck curves gracefully across the image from right to left, creating a sweeping arch that dominates the composition. The animal’s distinctive pattern of warm brown patches outlined in cream covers its body and neck. Its head is lowered gently toward the ground, creating a gesture that feels calm and trusting.<\/p>

Partially concealed behind the giraffe stands a person wearing traditional red and orange patterned clothing. Only parts of the body are visible. One arm wraps around the giraffe’s neck in an affectionate embrace, while the other hand rests gently on its side. Colourful beaded bracelets decorate the wrist, adding vivid accents of yellow, green, blue and red.<\/p>

In the background, low vegetation and scattered trees stretch across the landscape, while distant hills rise softly beneath the sky.<\/p>

The composition centres on the relationship between human and animal rather than on either subject individually. The curve of the giraffe’s neck forms a protective shape around the person, creating a visual impression of mutual trust, care and connection.<\/p>

Below the photograph, the exhibition information states that the exhibition is presented at the Biblioteca de Praia, Foz do Arelho<\/strong>, from 27 June to 22 September 2026<\/strong>, with curation by Jo\u00e3o Carlos<\/strong>.<\/p>

The overall design combines strong typography with a powerful image that reflects themes frequently explored in Ami Vitale’s work, including conservation, coexistence, community, biodiversity and the relationship between people and the natural world.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Audiodescri\u00e7\u00e3o \u2014 Ami Vitale<\/h3>

Comemora\u00e7\u00e3o dos 200 Anos da Fotografia<\/strong>
F\/262 \u2013 Festival Internacional de Fotografia<\/strong>
Ami Vitale<\/strong><\/p>

Este cartaz de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o apresenta-se sobre um fundo cinzento-claro, com um design limpo e minimalista.<\/p>

Na parte superior surgem os log\u00f3tipos do F\/262 \u2013 Festival Internacional de Fotografia e do selo EFFE, acompanhados pela refer\u00eancia \u00e0s comemora\u00e7\u00f5es dos 200 anos da fotografia.<\/p>

Logo abaixo, o nome AMI VITALE<\/strong> surge em grandes letras pretas mai\u00fasculas, ocupando uma parte significativa da composi\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>

Ao centro encontra-se uma fotografia a cores de grandes dimens\u00f5es.<\/p>

A imagem retrata um encontro \u00edntimo entre uma pessoa e uma girafa numa paisagem ao ar livre. A cena parece decorrer numa regi\u00e3o de savana, sob um c\u00e9u azul limpo.<\/p>

A girafa ocupa a maior parte da fotografia. O seu longo pesco\u00e7o desenha uma curva elegante que atravessa a imagem da direita para a esquerda, formando um arco visual que domina toda a composi\u00e7\u00e3o. A pelagem apresenta o padr\u00e3o caracter\u00edstico de manchas castanhas delimitadas por linhas claras.<\/p>

A cabe\u00e7a do animal encontra-se inclinada para baixo, numa posi\u00e7\u00e3o tranquila e serena.<\/p>

Parcialmente escondida atr\u00e1s da girafa encontra-se uma pessoa vestida com tecidos tradicionais de tons vermelhos e laranja. Apenas parte do corpo \u00e9 vis\u00edvel. Um dos bra\u00e7os envolve suavemente o pesco\u00e7o da girafa, enquanto a outra m\u00e3o repousa sobre o seu corpo. No pulso destacam-se pulseiras coloridas em amarelo, verde, azul e vermelho.<\/p>

Ao fundo observam-se \u00e1rvores dispersas, vegeta\u00e7\u00e3o rasteira e colinas suaves que se estendem sob o c\u00e9u aberto.<\/p>

A composi\u00e7\u00e3o coloca a \u00eanfase na rela\u00e7\u00e3o entre o ser humano e o animal. A curva do pesco\u00e7o da girafa cria uma forma protetora em torno da figura humana, transmitindo uma sensa\u00e7\u00e3o de confian\u00e7a, proximidade e cuidado m\u00fatuo.<\/p>

Na parte inferior do cartaz encontram-se as informa\u00e7\u00f5es da exposi\u00e7\u00e3o, apresentada na Biblioteca de Praia da Foz do Arelho<\/strong>, entre 27 de junho e 22 de setembro de 2026<\/strong>, com curadoria de Jo\u00e3o Carlos<\/strong>.<\/p>

O design combina uma tipografia forte com uma imagem de grande impacto visual, refletindo temas frequentemente presentes no trabalho de Ami Vitale, como a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da natureza, a coexist\u00eancia entre comunidades humanas e vida selvagem, a biodiversidade e a liga\u00e7\u00e3o profunda entre as pessoas e o mundo natural.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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F\/262 est un festival international de photographie bas\u00e9 \u00e0 Caldas da Rainha, au Portugal.
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