Bárbara Monteiro (b. 1991, Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal) is a Lisbon-based photographer and filmmaker working across documentary, portrait and architectural photography. Her practice moves between commissioned visual journalism and long-term author-driven projects.

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She holds a BA in Journalism, specialising in photojournalism, and has expanded her practice through studio-lighting studies at the Portuguese Institute of Photography and a portrait masterclass with Micmojo. In 2023–24 she completed the NARRATIVA Masterclass led by documentary photographer Mário Cruz.

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Since 2014, her work has been published in cultural and independent media, alongside commercial commissions in architecture and visual communication. She is a member of NARRATIVA, a Lisbon-based non-profit photography association, where she also writes and hosts the bilingual NARRATIVA Podcast.

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She co-directed JÚLIO, a participatory photography project developed with psychiatric patients at Hospital Júlio de Matos, exploring authorship and mental health.

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Her long-term project THIS IS HEAVEN (2023–) examines the backstage labour of funeral professionals and the social rituals surrounding death. The series was selected for #GreifGuestRoom (Der Greif, 2024), shortlisted for the ArtACCA Prize 2024 and the Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (Professional – Perspectives), and exhibited at Somerset House, London.