I'm a Swiss-Portuguese photographer and digital artist based in London, with a lifelong fascination for illusionism. Inspired by the Surrealists and the boundless potential of photography, I enjoy experimenting with visual storytelling. Discovering Adobe Photoshop was a turning point, enabling me to blend my photos with my imagination. Since then, my motto has been 'to make the ordinary extraordinary': to transform everyday moments into something witty and thought-provoking...

Selected press: Prompt Magazine #11 (2024); Chasseur d'Images Magazine #431 (2021); PetaPixel "Artist Combines Like Objects into Surreal Photomanipulations" (2021); Cultura Inquieta "Monica Carvalho Yuxtapone Imágenes Creando Mundos Imposibles" (2019); CBS Miami "Blended Photos Make Trippy Art" (2018); Insider "This Artist Combines Self-Portraits With Travel Pictures To Create Stunning 'Bodyscape' Illusions" (2018); Fubiz "Monica Carvalho's Surrealistic Photo Montages" (2018).

Exhibitions: “Inverted Landscapes” (Sprout Arts Gallery, London, 2015); “Funky Nature” (The Ballery, Berlin, 2018); “A Matter Of Taste” (Wälderhaus, Hamburg, 2018); “The Ordinary Extraordinary” (Museum of Optical Illusions, Seville, 2022).

Talks: "Challenging Visual Perceptions: How I Create New Realities With Photoshop" (Making Design Adobe Conference, Oslo, 2019).

Partial client list: Adobe, Apple, Columbia Sportswear, Google, Nike, Samsung.