ESTRADA DE FERRO OESTE DE MINAS

• Photographer
  ROBERTO SOARES-GOMES, Brazil
• Studio
  IN - Image Nation
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.robertogomes.com

The "Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas" (West of Minas Railway) is
operated with steam locomotives running over the World's smallest
gauge: 76 cm (30")!
It looks like a toy!
You could to visit the Museum and make a trip from Tiradentes Station till
Sao Joao Del Rey City, Minas Gerais State, Brazl, as used to be a 100
years ago!

• Biography
  Photographer Of The Year 2006 (Etats Unis), Selected by Conrado Wessel Foundation as one best Advertising Brazilian Photographer 2005, Winner of the Leica Consigo Fotografe B&W Contest, more than 270 prizes, published by more than 60 magazines around the world. Cover's photos of Popular Photography Magazine, PHOTO (France), Iris and others. . More than 160 Exhibitions (individual or collective) in 49 Countries.
• Awards
  Won more than 270 awards in independent international photo contests, as: 12 FIAP Gold Medals, 4 FIAP Silver Medals, 5 FIAP Bronze Medals, 13 PSA Gold Medals, 2 PSA Silver Medals, 2 PSA Bronze Medals, 45 Salon Gold Medals, 17 Salon Silver Medals, 16 Salon Bronze Medals in international photo contests. 4 Gold Medals at the Special Themes Circuit 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (Austria), Merit Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2015 (USA), Merit Award Portfolio Black & White Magazine 2015 (USA), People's Choice Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2014 (USA), Spotlight Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2014 (USA), Merit Award Portfolio Black & White Magazine 2013 (USA), Animal/Portraiture Award Black & White Magazine 2012 (USA), Merit Award Portfolio Black & White Magazine 2012 (USA), Spotlight Award Black & White Magazine 2011 (USA), Merit Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2010 (USA), Excellence Award Portfolio Contest Black & White Magazine 2009 (USA), Great Prize Hahnemühle Anniversary Photo Award 2010 (Germany), First Prize Photo French Magazine (cover) 2001 (France), Selected many years at the Concours Amateurs Photo French Magazine, First Prize at the Volkswagen Automobile Photo Contest "Momentos Inesquecíveis", Golden Medal at the 1994 Mazda Calendar Photo Contest (Japan), Golden Medal at the 1995 Mazda Calendar Photo Contest (Japan), First Prize at the Leica-Fotografe Melhor-Consigo Photo Contest 2006 (Brazil), Four times selected for the Nikon International Photo Contest Calendar, Selected in 2004 by Fundação Conrado Wessel as one of the best Brazilian Advertising Photographers, and more than 2510 acceptances in international photo contests.