Biography

Amilton Neves Cuna is a professional photographer based in both Maputo, Mozambique and Tampa, Florida (USA) who examines contemporary societal issues using storytelling and documentary techniques. His past and current projects focus on addressing perceptions of individuals who find themselves at the margins of society through narratives of empowerment while preserving often forgotten aspects of our modern history. After Mozambique experienced two deadly cyclones only a month a part in 2019, he also began to explore the effects of climate change.

Cuna has participated in training courses at the Sooke Photography School in Canada and Nuku Studio in Ghana, as well as the International Urban Photography Summer School at Goldsmiths University in London. He has been prominently featured several times at the Franco Moçambicano Cultural Center in Maputo Mozambique, as well as galleries in Ghana, Portugal, Brazil, Ethiopia and Canada. His collection Madrinhas de Guerra was shortlisted for the International Contemporary African Photography Award (2018) and won the Palm Springs Photo Festival Portfolio Prize (2018).