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fototazo has asked a group of 50 curators, gallery owners, blog writers, photographers, academics and others actively engaged with Latin American photography to pick two early career photographers whose work deserves recognition.
This project aims to highlight great work being made in the region today and also to provide a starting point in both English and Spanish for exploring contemporary Latin American photography. LatAm f100 is a collaboration between fototazo and the photographer and educator Jaime Permuth.
Today we continue the series with selections by Yorgos Efthymiadis. His biography follows his selections.
The series also includes responses from Molly Roberts, Mariela Sancari, Alonso Castillo, Paccarik Orue, Katrin Eismann, Dina Mitrani, Don Gregorio Anton, Cristina De Middel, Arturo Soto, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Guillermo Srodek-Hart.
fototazo ha invitado a un grupo de 50 curadores, galeristas, escritores, fotógrafos, y académicos - entre otros individuos seriamente comprometidos con la fotografía latinoamericana - a escoger cada quién dos fotógrafos emergentes cuya obra sea merecedora de mayor reconocimiento.
Este proyecto es una manera de celebrar el gran trabajo que se lleva a cabo en la región. Asimismo, busca proporcionar un punto de partida bilingüe en inglés y en español a las audiencias que deseen explorar la fotografía contemporánea en latinoamérica. LatAm f100 es una colaboración entre fototazo y el fotógrafo y educador Jaime Permuth.
Hoy continuamos la serie con selecciones aportadas por Yorgos Efthymiadis. Encontrará su biografía al final del texto.
La serie también incluye contribuciones de Molly Roberts, Mariela Sancari, Alonso Castillo, Paccarik Orue, Katrin Eismann, Dina Mitrani, Don Gregorio Anton, Cristina De Middel, Arturo Soto, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill y Guillermo Srodek-Hart.
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In 2015 I went to Photolucida and I was supposed to split a room with Hye-Ryoung Min. Unfortunately she had to cancel the reviews and go to Korea so I went online and tried to find a roommate to split the expenses.
That's how I met Cristian Ureta. He is from Santiago, Chile. His book Returning to the Land is simply magnificent. It is about a town in Chile that was built by a mining company to host the miners and their families and was eventually evacuated by the same mining company because of economics and pollution. The project consists of haunting, desolate landscapes and cityscapes of the run down town in addition to portraits of the inhabitants and their everyday life.
Last time I chatted with him on Skype he was collaborating with a book publisher and he was color correcting and supervising future publications for Chilean photographers.
En 2015 fui a Photolucida y se supone que compartiría una habitación con Hye-Ryoung Min. Por desgracia ella tuvo que cancelar las críticas y volver a Korea así que busque en línea para tratar de encontrar un compañero para compartir los gastos
Así es como conocí a Cristian Ureta. Él es de Santiago, Chile. Su libro "Returning to the Land" (Regresando a la tierra) es simplemente magnífico. Es sobre una ciudad en Chile que fue construida por una compañía minera para albergar a los mineros y sus familias y fue eventualmente evacuada por la misma compañía minera por causa de su economía y polución. El proyecto consiste de paisajes desolados y paisajes urbanos de la ciudad deteriorada, además de retratos de los habitantes y su vida cotidiana.
La última vez que chateé con él en Skype, estaba colaborando con un editor de libros y estaba corrigiendo el color y supervisando futuras publicaciones con fotógrafos chilenos.
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I met Paccarik Orue (originally from Peru - lives in San Francisco) at Fotofest. He had just finished his project "There is Nothing Beautiful Around Here" and had just started working on "El Muqui," his latest project about a beautiful town in the Peruvian Andes that is starting to disappear due to a mining company. Again, striking portraits of the town folks juxtaposed with an ever-changing, fading environment.
Ok, I admit it. I'm very interested in cityscapes and remote places.
Yo conocí a Paccarik Orue (originalmente de Peru – vive en San Francisco) en Fotofest. El había terminado su proyecto “There is Nothing Beautiful Arround Here” (no hay nada bello por aquí) y había empezado a trabajar en “El Muqui”. Su último proyecto acerca de un bello pueblo en los Andes peruanos que está empezando a desaparecer debido a una compañía minera. De nuevo, impactantes retratos de la gente pueblo contrapuesto con un siempre cambiante, ambiente que se desvanece.
Ok, lo admito, estoy muy interesado en paisajes urbanos y lugares remotos.
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| From the series "El Muqui" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "El Muqui" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "El Muqui" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "El Muqui" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "El Muqui" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "El Muqui" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "There Is Nothing Beautiful Around Here" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "There Is Nothing Beautiful Around Here" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "There Is Nothing Beautiful Around Here" © Paccarik Orue |
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| From the series "There Is Nothing Beautiful Around Here" © Paccarik Orue |
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Yorgos Efthymiadis is a fine art and architectural photographer from Greece who resides in Somerville, MA.
He has exhibited in various locations, including the Danforth Art Museum, where he was presented with the 2015 Emerging Artist Award, the Griffin Museum of Photography and the PRC in Boston. In addition, his work was included in the New York Photo Festival "PhotoWorld 2014" and The Fence at Photoville as part of the Flash Forward Festival in 2014. Finally, his projects have been featured in Photographer's Forum, Lensculture, Lenscratch and PDN.
Lately, he decided to create a gallery in his own kitchen, titled The Curated Fridge (Crusade for Art Engagement Grant Finalist, Winner of the Popular Vote). The idea behind this project is to celebrate fine art photography and connect photographers around the world.
Yorgos is represented by Gallery Kayafas.