Look Up! Photo Exhibition by Paul Gerace
Look Up! is a reminder to take a break from looking down at our cell phone and to look up to see the natural beauty in the skies & trees above.
To notice the many colorful birds that call our area home. To appreciate what we have.
And to think about what we can do to protect our environment so that these birds can
continue to thrive.
Where: The Mercearia Bio Cafe at Rua Victor da Costa e Silva, 8600-764
When: August 1st thru October 31st, 2022.
Contact: Paul at pgerace@aol.com or Pedro at 282-242-282
About the Artist
I'm a photographer originally from New York City. I retired to Costa Rica and lived there
for 8 years before moving to Lagos in 2020.
My love of photography began when I was a teenager helping my father develop photos in
his darkroom. It was there that I learned the basics of photography and it was in Costa
Rica where I got my love for photographing birds.
When I began researching about Lagos I found lots of information and photos of the
beautiful beaches, historic landmarks, facts about the cost of living & health care, the
beautiful weather, and friendly people. But nothing came up about birds!
It just is something that is not highly promoted here in Portugal. I later learned that there is an annual bird festival in Sagres in October, but that is once a year and lasts for only 5 days.
With this exhibition I hope to show some of the great diversity of bird life that we are
fortunate to have in our area all year long.
On the 10th of September we will have at Mercearia Bio Café Lagos the photographer Paul Gerace, author of the photographs that are part of the "Look Up!" exhibition which will be until the end of October at Café de Lagos. An opportunity to meet the photographer and learn more about the techniques used and places visited to capture images of native birds and visitors to the region.