To mark International Women’s Day, the shopping center in Ponta Delgada will be hosting, starting this Saturday, an exhibition featuring portraits of women performing different functions and celebrating their role in society.

Parque Atlântico is once again opening its doors to another cultural initiative, this time a tribute to all women. From March 8 to 26, the center will host an exhibition by Azorean photographer José Santos, which aims to recognize and value the role of women.

Entitled “Society and Life—Visions of the Feminine,” the exhibition consists of around 20 photographs, which reveal authentic records of women performing different everyday functions. With his attentive and sensitive eye, the author invites visitors to reflect on the multiple dimensions of female life, highlighting strength, dedication, and resilience in the most varied contexts.

Born in Vila do Porto, on the island of Santa Maria, and currently living in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, José Santos is a professional photographer with a career marked by various training courses and projects. Although his work focuses mainly on heritage, landscapes, wildlife, and products, he has a special love of photographing people to capture life’s essence, emotions, and experiences. Throughout his career, he has taken part in various exhibitions and initiatives, such as “Who sees faces, doesn’t see diseases”, “Our islands, our people, their current and past experiences” and “Perspectives of the gaze”, always focusing on the social and cultural realities of the Azores.

With this new photographic exhibition, “Society and Life—Visions of the Feminine,” the author reinforces his commitment to bringing visibility to women’s stories and fundamental roles in the social fabric of the archipelago.

This is also another of Parque Atlântico’s efforts to support the local artistic community and make culture accessible to all visitors, positioning itself as a space for differentiated experiences, as stated in the press release.

Translated to English as a community outreach program from the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute (PBBI) and the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department (MCLL) as part of Bruma Publication at California State University, Fresno, PBBI thanks the Luso-American Education Foundation for their support.