Cosplay Photoshoot
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| Dates: | Carnival |
| Frequency: | yearly |
| Location: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Type: | Fan Run, non-profit, no celebrity guests |
| Focus: | Cosplay, Photography |
| Organization: | originally Associação de Cosplay (ANAC), CONBINI 2023, Yukirinha 2024 |
| Founder: | Leonor Grácias |
| Founding Date: | 2004 |
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Cosplay Photoshoot is an annual fan meetup, happening in Lisbon, Portugal, during Carnival season. The usual meeting place was Parque das Nações.
In Portugal, Carnival is the time of the year during which people typically dress up in costumes and take to the streets. The holiday's motto is "No Carnaval ninguém leva a mal" ("During Carnival, nobody will judge you/be offended", in English. It can also be understood as "During Carnival, nobody will judge any behaviour that is outside the norm").
Having the meetup take place during this holiday meant that, during times when cosplay was a relatively unknown hobby in Portugal, bystanders would not find it odd to see people in masks or costumes, walking around in public, nor would they harass the cosplayers.
Because of this, it was common for non cosplayers celebrating the holiday to join the group before (and sometimes even during) the main photography event. This included both adults and children, leading to adorable and funny photos.
Timeline
2004 Cosplay Photoshoot #1
The first event was a gathering of cosplayers, having gotten word of the event mainly through a Portuguese anime forum called Anime Portugal. The forum was also used as a repository for the event photos, since the main activity was photography.
2007 Cosplay Photoshoot #4
Cosplay PhotoShoot #4 happened in Parque das Nações, during Carnival. It's possible to see many people not wearing cosplay, simply hanging out with friends, or attracted by the colourful costumes in this video taken at the time.
2008 Cosplay Photoshoot #5
Occurring during March. It is possible to see people wearing Carnival costumes in a music video of the event.
2022 Cosplay Photoshoot #18
The 2022 event occurred during March 12th, and the winning cosplay team was Sprigatito, formed by chewwyblur and arcomelodycosplay[1]. The character cosplayed was Katsuki Bakugou from Boku no hero academia.
2023 Cosplay Photoshoot #19
CONBINI became the organiser of this meetup. This event took place during February 18th.
2024 Cosplay Photoshoot #20
Yukirinha, together with CON'NECT organized this event. Due to bad weather, the event was quite small. It happened on the 10th of February.[2]
References
- ^ Winner announcement in the Associação de Cosplay's Official Website (archived) https://web.archive.org/web/20230205140752/https://associacaocosplay.pt/2022/03/12/vencedores-do-concurso-fotografico-photoshoot-18/
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C17ORxCouH1/