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Selected, not scraped

The image-makers we're reading right now, chosen by our editors. A place to be seen for the work, not sorted for sale. If you make images and want in, publish your portfolio and write to us.

Authors

  1. 01

    Manuel Nogueira

    Director · PhotographerSão Paulo / New York

    Campaigns for Anitta, Motorola and Vogue Brasil; learned patience in a darkroom and never unlearned it.

  2. 02

    GOTA

    DirectorSão Paulo

    Cristiano Trindade directs where engineering meets image: noir music films and commercials for Baco Exu do Blues, Samsung and Valorant.

  3. 03

    Sabothati

    Film DirectorBrasilândia, São Paulo

    Fiction and documentary director from Brasilândia. Director of the feature Anastácias, co-director of the Red Bull / Netflix doc Passinho Foda, creative director of Prêmio Potências. Black and peripheral narratives, funk and passinho culture.

  4. 04

    Gabi Lisboa

    Director · Art DirectorSão Paulo

    Analog photographer and filmmaker, co-founder of GAFE Films. Fashion films and music videos with a printed, hand-developed gravity.

The editions

Reference portfolios, one per mood
  1. E01

    Festival Noir

    Arthouse. Premiere. Slow burn.
  2. E02

    Glossy Commercial

    Bold. Saturated. Reel-first.
  3. E03

    Archive Raw

    Honest. Dense. Utilitarian.
  4. E04

    Minimal Monograph

    Gallery pacing. Reverence. Space.
  5. E05

    Editorial Grid

    Dense columns. Quiet authority.
  6. E06

    Culture Journal

    Long-form. Image-led. Editorial pace.

For readers

The Index is here to be read, the way you'd read a festival programme — to find work worth following, and the people making it. Tell us who you're loving and we'll keep looking. hello@seedaylight.ai

For authors

The Index is selected by editors and selection is free — it can't be bought. Publish your portfolio, make it true, and ask us to look.