Lalo de Almeida (born 1970)[1] is a Brazilian documentary photographer based in São Paulo.[2] He has been co-winner of the W. Eugene Smith Grant[3] and has twice won first prize awards in the World Press Photo Contest.[4][5]
Lalo de Almeida | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Alma mater | Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan |
| Known for | Photography |
| Notable work | "Amazonian Dystopia" |
| Awards | W. Eugene Smith Grant 2021 |
| Website | lalodealmeida |
Life and work
editAlmeida studied photography at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, Italy. Since the late 1990s, he has worked in Brazil for the daily newspaper Folha de S.Paulo and since 2005 for The New York Times.[6] Since 2020, he has been represented by Panos Pictures.[1] His long-term project Amazonian Dystopia is about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, by logging, gold mining and hydroelectric power generation, under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.[7]
Publications
edit- Nas Asas do Correio Aéreo: a rota do Tocantins = Flying with the airmail service. São Paulo: Metalivros, 2002. ISBN 978-8585371449. Edited by Isio Bacaleinick and with text by Tânia Carvalho. Brazilian Portuguese-language edition.
Short video documentaries
edit- A World of Walls
- The Battle of Belo Monte
- The Climate Crisis
Awards
edit- 2017: 2nd prize, Contemporary Issues category, World Press Photo Contest, Amsterdam, Netherlands for "Victims of the Zika Virus"[8]
- 2021: 1st Prize, Environment category, World Press Photo Contest, Amsterdam, Netherlands for "Pantanal Ablaze"[4]
- 2021: Co-winner, W. Eugene Smith Grant from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, USA for Amazonian Dystopia. A $10,000 grant.[9]
- 2022: Overall winner, Long-Term Projects category, World Press Photo Contest, Amsterdam, Netherlands for Amazonian Dystopia[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lalo de Almeida | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Lalo de Almeida captura com câmera digital as mudanças do Planeta - Portuguese". China Radio International. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "W. Eugene Smith Fund : W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography : Lalo de Almeida". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Lalo de Almeida ENS-AJ | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Power shots: The photographs more potent than words". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Lalo de Almeida". Panos Pictures. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Amazonian Dystopia | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "2017 Lalo de Almeida CIS2-AJ | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Fotógrafo Lalo de Almeida, da Folha, vence prêmio regional do World Press Photo". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "World Press Photo Contest 2022: Global winners revealed". BBC News. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Fotógrafo Lalo de Almeida, da Folha, vence prêmio regional do World Press Photo". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- "Lalo de Almeida Documents the Exploitation of the Amazon" – interview at The Phoblographer (2023)
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