Bruno Cals was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1967. At age 19, Cals moved to Paris and began a successful career as a fashion model. At age 26, he decided that he wanted to be a photographer and returned to Brazil where he began shooting professionally.

Initially a fashion photographer, Cals worked for Vogue and Elle and Visionaire. Since then, he has become a successful advertising photographer, working for the largest advertising agencies in Brazil. He has won several awards, including three at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

His exhibition “Horizons” will be on view from May 6th through July 31st at 1500 Gallery in New York City.

The photographs in the exhibition are part of a personal artistic project that Cals has been working on since 2008.

Read an interview with the photographer here on Archinect.

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