João Miguel Rato
Founder & President of Supervisory Board & Publisher
Portuguese, born in Lisbon. Financial sector professional in parallel with university teaching periods. Studied in Macau, Lisbon, Dublin, and Hong Kong. Collaborated in radio programs, seminars, book launches, and in various publications, such as the travel magazine “Volta ao Mundo”.
An insatiable adventurer has traveled the four corners of the planet, always with his camera. Photography is one of his favorite hobbies but was somewhat of a private activity until his participation in Macau´s Autumn Salon in 2021 with 3 photos of the “Memories of Jai Alai” series.
In June 2022, launched “Memories of Jai Alai”, a black and white photography Zine that is part of his photography project called Bsides Photo. In November 2022 launched “Macau – A Minha História”, a book about Macau with photography and texts, as co-editor and one of the 13 participating authors.
