GLEESON PAULINO

[11th HOUSE AGENCY]

BATISMO

Gleeson Paulino was born and raised in Eldorado, Brazil. At the age of 17, he was enabled to depart the confines of his home-town life and strict religious upbringing via a music program for young people from his community, 

ELLE METAMORPHOSE

ELLE GATOS

MJOURNAL

NATAAL

VOGUE BRASIL

After studying in Vienna and living in London for a number of years, Gleeson began to have feelings of restlessness, and a desire to return to his home country. He found himself experiencing the country with a fresh perspective.

VOGUE BRASIL

BRASA

CHANEL

BRASA

ELLE DECORATION BRASIL

His work is infused with the contagious spirit that resonates throughout the nation, taking viewers on a captivating visual journey that celebrates the splendor of Brazil’s natural wonders. 

INDYA MOORE for VOGUE PORTUGAL

INDYA MOORE for VOGUE PORTUGAL

GQ BRASIL

VOGUE BRASIL

VOGUE BRASIL

The profound love for vivid and lively colors, deeply ingrained in the Brazilian people, serves as a driving force in Gleeson’s photography.

HAVAIANAS

BONITO, MATO GROSSO DO SUL

HIA

HIA

NATAAL

A dedicated enthusiast of natural light, he artfully integrates the vibrant hues found in exotic wildlife and the nuanced palettes of rural landscapes into his work. 

NATAAL, COVER

THOM BROWNE

ELLE SAMILE

RIO DE JANEIRO

ELLE METAMORPHOSE

He collaborates with magazines and brands such as Vogue, Elle, Hia, GQ, Nataal, Chanel, Belmond, Havaianas…

HIA

ELLE PERU

BELMOND

ELLE BRASIL

CHANEL

In 2021, I-D magazine named Gleeson one of the leading Brazilian photographers to follow. In 2022,  he was the creative director of the short film “Homem-Peixe” (directed by Allexia Galvao) filmed in the Amazon and inspired by the original legend of the Pirarucu Warrior, the journey of self-awareness of a young man who recognizes his identity as a child of nature. 

HOMEM PEIXE

His evocative body of work BATISMO explores baptism as a process of immersive reconnection. The project won awards in Italy (Cortona On The Move), Slovenia (Kranj Photo Festival) and Holland (LensCulture critics choice prize) as well as two gold medals at Le Salon Des Beaux Arts in Paris. BATISMO was also presented as a solo exhibition in Sao Paulo, London and Berlin in 2023, and a related book was released.

BATISMO

BATISMO, BOOK

Gleeson Paulino's work was recently featured in Atmos' “The Overview book: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition”

ATMOS, MEDITATIONS ON NATURE FOR A WORLD IN TRANSITION

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