Eduardo Leal is a Portuguese documentary photographer focusing mainly on South East Asia. Previously he worked for several years in South America. Currently based in Macau S. A. R., China.

A graduate in Journalism at Escola Superior de Jornalismo in Porto, Portugal, has a Masters in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the London College of Communication and attended the XXVIII Eddie Adams Workshop in New York.

From 2009 to 2014, Eduardo was a consultant to The Arpad A. Busson Foundation. He was responsible for the “Cuban in Revolution” photography collection, being part of the curatorial team for the exhibitions at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, in 2010, and at the Garage CCC in Moscow, in 2011. And part of the editorial and design team on “Cuba in Revolution” book, published by Hatje Cantz in 2013.

His work was distinguished with the Sony World Photo Awards, POY LatAm, Lens Culture Earth Awards, and other recognitions. He works with publications such as The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Dagens Nyheter and AFP.