Juan Manuel Castro Prieto
author · photographer
Juan Manuel Castro Prieto is a Spanish photographer and photojournalist born in Madrid in 1958. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Alcalá de Henares (1980). Since 2000, he has been a member of the Agence Vu. His artistic practice often combines documentary photography with poetic exploration, notably through his extensive work on Peru. In 1990, he traveled to Cuzco to develop negatives by Martín Chambí, an experience that sparked his personal project 'Perú, Viaje al Sol'. He has exhibited internationally in France, the United States, and Spain, and received several awards including the National Photography Prize of Spain (2015) and the Bartolomé Ros Award. His work is characterized by a sensitive exploration of cultural identities and landscapes.[1,2]
- Peru
- Martín Chambí
- Documentary photography
- Cultural identity
Books
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Peru, viaje al sol€100.00
Works by Juan Manuel Castro Prieto
- 2001 Perú, Viaje al sol Includes texts by Alejandro Castellote and Lola Garrido.
- 1998 Juan Manuel Castro Prieto Part of the Biblioteca de fotógrafos madrileños collection.
- Extraños With text by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio.
- Cuenca en la mirada With text by Andrés Trapiello.
- 2006 La Seda Rota With the writer Andrés Trapiello.
- Etiopía With texts by Christian Caujolle and Alejandro Castellote.
- Albarracín, cuando vuelva a tu lado With text by Antonio Ansón.
- Edén With text by Christian Caujolle.
- Perú, Chambi-Castro Prieto With text by Alejandro Castellote.
- Mota de polvo With text by Andrés Trapiello.
- Bodas de sangre With text by Federico García Lorca.
- 2016 Cespedosa With texts by Chema Conesa, Publio López Mondéjar and Vicenta Hernández.
Exhibitions
- 2001 Perú, Viaje al sol
- 2002 Perú, Viaje al Sol
- 2002 Perú, Viaje al Sol
- 2007 Esperando al Cargo
- 2007 Esperando al Cargo
Awards
- 2001 Premio César Vallejo
- 2002 Premio Bartolomé Ros
- 2003 Premio de Fotografía de la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2015 Premio Nacional de Fotografía