Ismael Prata is a fashion photographer based in Lisbon Portugal.
Started his career as an architect, but as the love for photography grew stronger, he dropped his job and ventured into fashion industry, having worked as photographer ever since.
”Ismael Prata’s photography is defined by restraint, emotion, and a quiet visual intelligence. His fashion images, whether in studio or on location, avoid spectacle in favor of atmospheric minimalism. With a palette of desaturated tones, soft directional lighting, and natural skin textures, his portraits feel more like memory than editorial — introspective, poised, and human. There’s a documentary sensibility and a clear architectural influence in the way he uses lines, balance, and spatial tension — subjects often appear thoughtfully placed within negative space, inhabiting rather than posing. This sensitivity to scale and structure mirrors the quiet logic of architectural photography, where the relationship between body and space is carefully observed. Throughout his work, Prata maintains an emotional distance, inviting contemplation rather than reaction. His style is poetic without being precious, editorial without being performative. It’s a photography of presence, where stillness, imperfection, and subtle design choices create images that feel at once contemporary and timeless.”
Prata featured his work in magazines such as VOGUE Portugal, GQ, DSECTION, EDIT mag; and collaborated with brands like Salsa, Vilanova, Lightning Bolt, Natura, Seaside, Filipe Faísca, Sophia Kah, and Manjerica among others.
In 2024 founded SALA86, a photography studio in Lisbon, tailored both for photoshoots and events.
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