SEPTEMBER
September 1st | Online
Applications opening for the 2nd edition of the NARRATIVA Award - FUJIFILM
NARRATIVA and Fujifilm Portugal announce the opening of applications for the 2nd edition of the NARRATIVA AWARD – FUJIFILM.
This award aims to value photography, highlighting original projects by authors with established or developing careers, residing in Portugal.
The winner will receive a cash prize of €3,500 and will have the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at NARRATIVA in Lisbon, scheduled to open in January 2027.
September 12th | 10am - 5pm | Santarém
NARRATIVA at the Fujifilm X/GFX Tour 2026
As part of the Fujifilm X/GFX Tour 2026 initiative, which aims to promote a day dedicated to photography in different district capitals of Portugal, NARRATIVA participates through lectures, a pop-up library, and portfolio reviews.
More information and registration here.
September 15th | 5pm | Online
Announcement of selected authors for the NARRATIVA Masterclass 26/27
The 8th edition of the NARRATIVA MASTERCLASS proposes the creation of a working group dedicated to the development of photographic projects.
Aimed at all those who seek to communicate through photographic narrative, the NARRATIVA Masterclass has revealed emerging authors whose projects have already received more than 20 national and international awards.
The training takes place between October and February, with weekly sessions for monitoring and developing the projects.
The works developed throughout the Masterclass will be presented in a collective exhibition.
Applications are open until September 10th.
September 17th | 5pm | Goethe Institute
Opening of the exhibition THIS IS HEAVEN, by Bárbara Monteiro
THIS IS HEAVEN is a photographic project developed over three years that investigates the funerary universe as an integral part of daily life, through the observation of different spaces, practices, and professionals linked to the area.
The collection of photographs addresses the continuous presence of death, often hidden and regulated by social, moral, and religious conventions.
The work was developed in the NARRATIVA Masterclass and distinguished in the FNAC New Talents Award.
Free entry.
September 18th | 7pm | NARRATIVA
Opening of the exhibition Passports, by Keisha Scarville
Passports presents a deeply intimate set of works by Keisha Scarville, stemming from an ongoing series centered on her father's first passport photo.
To date, the artist has reinterpreted this image more than three hundred times, reworking it and creating a succession of collages that have given rise to a body of work of great visual and symbolic density.
The exhibition is based on the book of the same name and presents itself as a sensitive reflection on belonging, displacement, and the construction of identity through photography and family archives.
In 2026, Passports was awarded the Book of the Year Prize at the 2026 Encounters in Arles, one of the most prestigious international awards dedicated to photography books, recognizing the relevance and originality of this project in the contemporary photographic publishing scene.
Free admission.
September 19 | 10am - 1pm | NARRATIVA
Masterclass: Keisha Scarville
In this masterclass, Keisha Scarville invites ten people to enter her creative universe, sharing the work process that sustains her artistic practice. The artist will discuss how photography, collage, and family archives become tools for investigating memory, identity, belonging, and diaspora.
Throughout the session, Scarville will reflect on the methodologies, references, and decisions that shape her work. A unique opportunity to get to know the practice of one of the most relevant voices in contemporary photography up close and deepen the dialogue between image, narrative, and archive.
Scarville is currently a professor in the Department of Art, Film and Visual Studies at Harvard University.
Cost: 50€
Registration opens on September 1st at 10 am, here.
September 19th | 4pm | NARRATIVA
Conversation with Keisha Scarville
Open conversation to the public about Passports, the project that starts with Keisha Scarville's father's first passport photograph to explore issues of memory, identity, belonging, and diaspora through photography and family archives.
Scarville’s work is part of the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among other institutions, and she has been honored with several awards, including the Saltzman Prize in Photography.
The book, winner of the Book of the Year Award at the 2026 Arles Encounters, will be available for sale.
Free entry.
September 20th | 10am - 5pm | NARRATIVA
Fujifilm Workshop: RAW Editing
This workshop is designed for photographers, students, and enthusiasts who wish to acquire or consolidate basic and intermediate skills in photographic post-production, focusing on editing RAW files.
Throughout the training, participants will learn a complete editing workflow, from importing and organizing images to developing and exporting.
The main editing tools will be explored, including adjustments to exposure, white balance, contrast, color, dynamic range, sharpness, and noise reduction, image processing and preparation for printing and digital publication.
The practical component will be developed using photographs taken by the participants themselves and RAW files captured on the Fujifilm GFX system, a medium format digital photography system.
The workshop is taught by Ricardo Dias, a professor at CENJOR, and is aimed at those who wish to acquire basic and intermediate knowledge of image processing in RAW format, using software such as Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW, or Adobe Lightroom.
Each participant must bring their own computer and one of the aforementioned software programs.
Duration: 1 day, 10am - 5pm
Number of participants: 10
Cost: €15
Registration opens on September 1st at 10 am, here.
September 26th and 27th | Faculdade de Belas Artes
NARRATIVA at the Lisbon Street Photo Fest
NARRATIVA participates in the 2nd edition of the Lisbon Street Photo Fest through portfolio reviews and a project editing workshop.
The portfolio reviews with photographer and director of NARRATIVA, Mário Cruz, allows participants to receive feedback on their work and is also an opportunity to share projects with those who aim to exhibit or present their work at NARRATIVA.
This workshop is aimed at those seeking to deepen their knowledge in the construction of visual narratives, addressing aspects such as connection to the theme, selection and sequencing, and dissemination of the work.
Over the course of a day, Mário Cruz will discuss his work process and work on editing the participants' work.
More information and registration here.