CAMões Film Crew
Mara Leite
Mara is a landscape photographer who made history as the first woman to win the prestigious title of UK Landscape Photographer of the Year in 14 years of the competition. Born in Seattle to Portuguese parents and raised in Porto, she is passionate about extreme environments and has a multidisciplinary scientific background that includes astrobiology and Mars analog exploration. With over a decade of experience in photography, Mara has honed her skills in capturing breathtaking images in some of the most demanding locations – from active volcanoes to ice caves. Her work has been featured in esteemed publications including National Geographic and has garnered acclaim in leading photography competitions, including the Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
Marc Bluhm
Marc Bluhm is a documentary photographer. As a German on-screen and voice actor, capturing human stories sparked his professional portrait, landscape, and street photography career. He was introduced to space and science groups at the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, moon mission teams, Planet Labs, and SpaceWatch.Global where he had the opportunity to capture planetary geology training at the original Apollo training sites, space events in Germany, space workshops in Portugal, and astronaut analog training in Europe. Marc is part of the Sky Indicators x Climate team working on atmospheric/climate research. He has supported expeditions in Kenya, the Baltic coast of Germany, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. In 2022, he participated in a Master street/portrait photography workshop in Rome, Italy with Steve McCurry and Eolo Perfido. His first solo exhibition was hosted in Berlin in 2022.
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