This essay presents four final-year undergraduate photography projects developed within the Contrast project (2022–23). The works explore themes of identity, memory, family, fragility, and archives through distinct approaches: André Paulino’s Kaus, a multimedia exploration of psychological states; Beatriz Pilré’s Elos, a reimagining of family traditions and female lineage; Duarte Manhita’s 01.C.18, a cinematic study of hidden hospital spaces; and Maria Judas’s Searching in the Chest of Affection, a poetic reflection on childhood and growth. Together, these projects highlight the value of tutorial-based pedagogy in fostering individual creativity, turning limitations into opportunities for authorial exploration.
Department of Cinema and Media Arts, School of Communication, Architecture, Arts and Information Technologies, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon