* My life

My name is Clara, I’m twenty years old and maybe, if everything goes right, you’ll see my name, in the future, in the news, in the press or even in an exposition like World Press Photo. Well, I’m a little bit ambitious, but, in fact, I’m going to need a lot of ambition. So, let me tell you a little bit about myself…
I live in Lisbon and have lived here for all my life. My house is in a quiet quarter called “Campo de Ourique”, right in the centre of the town, near the beautiful garden “Jardim da Estrela”, where I walk my dog Mao everyday. He follows me in everything I do: he sleeps while I’m reading, he listens to the same music as I do (from The Doors to Ali Farka Toure, world music and many genres, from a smooth jazz song to a vibrant drum&bass rhythm).
I’m finishing this year my Journalism degree, which I hope will open many doors to pursue what I want to do: photojournalism. In fact, next year, I hope to complete my academic education with a Photography course abroad and apply myself to a Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation scholarship. In order to do that, I have to develop my personal portfolio, that’s why next week I’m going to Madrid and Barcelona to capture the concept of street art.
Travelling is one of my biggest passions. Me and my friends are always doing crazy low-budget trips, which lead us all over the world, sleeping on beaches and parks, surfing (I simply love bodyboard, plus I’m lucky to live close to the sea), cooking in amazing monuments, meeting different people and having good moments to remember and share.
“Life’s a beach and then you dive”.