André Príncipe (Oporto, Portugal, 1976) is an artist, filmmaker, and publisher. He studied Psychology at Oporto University and graduated from film school in Lisbon in 2001.

He has exhibited regularly since 2004.
Solo exhibitions include:

• Walls at the Portuguese Center of Photography (2005)
• Tunnels (2005), Smell of Tiger Precedes Tiger (2009), and Master and Everyone (2011) at Galeria Fernando Santos
• Non-Fiction at Centro Cultural Vila Flor
• Elefante at MAAT (2018)
• A Hard Rain is Going to Fall at Galeria Carlos Carvalho (2020)

Group exhibitions include Le Bal and Galerie 12 Mail in Paris; CGAC – Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, Santiago de Compostela; as well as venues in Austria, Brazil, and other countries.

He has directed many short and feature-length films.
Traces of a Diary, co-directed with Marco Martins, is a film about Japanese photography featuring Nobuyoshi Araki, Daido Moriyama, Takuma Nakahira, among others. It received the Honorary Jury Prize at Documenta Madrid in 2011 and was screened at numerous international film festivals.

Flamingo Field Without Flamingos (produced by Som & Fúria), his last film was commercially released in 2014 and also toured the international festival circuit.

Príncipe is the author of 14 books, which have been nominated for awards such as the Rencontres d’Arles Book Award, Kassel Book Award, PhotoEspaña Author’s Book Award, and Prêmio Design de Livro – Portugal.

Selected publications include:

• Tunnels (Edições Booth-Clibborn, London, 2005)
• Master and Everyone (2010)
• I Thought You Knew Where All of the Elephants Lie Down (2011)
• Perfume do Boi (2012)
• Smell of Tiger Precedes Tiger (2012)
• Tokyo Diaries, with Marco Martins (2014)
• You’re Living for Nothing Now, Book 1, 2, 3 (2015)
• Non-Fiction (2018)
• Elephant (2019)
• On Seeing Mr. Tang Leave to Tsinghai (2023)
• Anima – Encounters with Wild Animals in Portugal (2024)
• Andarilho Marquês / Antas (2025)
  All titles published by Pierre von Kleist (PVK).

André Príncipe is the founder and co-editor of the artist-run photobook publishing house Pierre von Kleist.
He has published and designed over 50 books, including works by Pedro Costa, Julião Sarmento, and others.