He was one of the main photographers of the revolution of 25 April 1974, capturing some of the most memorable images of the historical event.
He also documented the Decolonization, capturing the return of many Portuguese who came back from the African colonies, in 1975.
He was the official photographer of President of the Republic, general António Ramalho Eanes, from 1976 to 1978, and of his successor, Mário Soares, from 1986 to 1996.
He was, afterwards, editor of the daily Jornal de Notícias, of Porto, from 2003 to 2012, and photography director of the Global Imagens.
During bis carcere he documented historical events like the fall of the communist regime in Romania, in 1989, and the Iraq War, in 2003.