Eduardo Leal is a Portuguese documentary photographer usually based in Macau, China. Previously he worked for several years in South America.
He graduated in Journalism at Escola Superior de Jornalismo (ESJ) and has a Masters in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the London College of Communication and attended the XVIII Eddie Adams Workshop in New York.
From 2009 to 2014, Eduardo was a consultant to The Arpad A. Busson Foundation in London on the Cuban in Revolution photography collection, being an assistant curator for the exhibitions at International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, 2010, and at the Garage CCC in Moscow, 2011 and as an editorial and design assistant on Cuba in Revolution book, published by Hatje Cantz in 2013.
Eduardo's work has been recognized by the POY LatAm, Sony World Photo Awards, Estação Imagem (Portuguese Photojournalism Awards), Lens Culture Earth Awards, Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, International Photo Awards (IPA), ...