Paula Pedrosa

Paula Pedrosa
Born
Paula Machado Pedrosa

1978
EducationUniversidade Federal de São Carlos, National Institute of Amazonian Research
Occupationsvisual artist, naturalist, ecologist, photographer
Known forPhotography
AwardsConrad Wessel Award, Nova Fotografia
Websitehttps://pedpaula.com

Paula Machado Pedrosa (born 1978) is a Brazilian photographer and naturalist based in São Paulo.[1] She is known for her exhibits that explores the tensions between natural and artificial, science and fiction and/or factual and imagined[2], one of which (Nunca Enganaremos) was awarded the 2022 FCW Photo Prize and the 2020 Nova Fotografia Prize.[3][4]

Awards and honours

  • FCW Photo Prize (2022), winner.[3]
  • Nova Fotografia (2020), winner.[4]
  • Foto em Pauta (2018), shortlisted.

Publications

  • 2026: The Living Nature of the Stone Dead (or Nunca Enganaremos), as primary author.
  • 2022: H is for Hemp, as photography editor and concept advisor.[5]
  • 2021: Embodied Forest, as contributing author.[6]
  • 2019: Diorama, as primary author.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paula Pedrosa". Mulheres Luz (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  2. ↑ Recker, Jane (2019-07-18). "At This New Exhibit, You Are a Ghost, and You're Haunting the Museum – Washingtonian". Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  3. 1 2 Wessel, Fundação Conrado (2022-10-21). "Conheça os vencedores do Prêmio FCW de Fotografia 2022". Fund. Conrado Wessel (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  4. 1 2 "Nova Fotografia 2020". MIS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-04-29.
  5. ↑ Krings, Maren (2022). H is for hemp / by Maren Krings. Bad Langensalza: Springer. ISBN 978-3-00-071719-2.
  6. ↑ "ecoartspace - Embodied Forest 2021". ecoartspace.org. Retrieved 2026-04-29.