Paulo Nunes dos Santos was born in 1977 in a remote village in the northeast of Portugal. In 1998 he moved to Lisbon to study Communication Sciences/Journalism in the university, where he became interested in photography.

In the past few years, he has traveled and photographed people and places of Europe, South America, Southeast Asia and Africa, documenting conflict and social issues.

He collaborates regularly with several Portuguese media outlets and often publishes his work internationally. He is a member of Gaia Photos, a team of international photojournalists and documentary photographers, and occupies the roles of Editor and Associate Director in  A23 Magazine.

Currently he lives and works as a freelance photojournalist in the Republic of Ireland and is available for assignments worldwide.