Alvaro Laiz
Alvaro Laiz (born 1981, León, Spain) is a Spanish photographer, specializing in the field of anthropology and environmental photojournalism.
Alvaro Laiz
- Name
- Alvaro Laiz
- Born
- 1981
- Birthplace
- León, Spain
- Field
- photography
- Movement
- photojournalism, documentary photography
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- artist · photographer
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Alvaro Laiz (born 1981, León, Spain) is a Spanish photographer, specializing in the field of anthropology and environmental photojournalism.
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• Name — Alvaro Laiz • Born — 1981 • Birthplace — León, Spain • Field — photography • Movement — photojournalism, documentary photography
Biography
Biography
Alvaro Laiz was born in 1981 in Spain. He graduated with Master of Visual Arts from Pontifical University of Salamanca. Laiz specializes in anthropological and environmental photography, mostly in post conflict zones of the world. Among Laiz's projects are photographing the transgender community in Mongolia. He worked with indigenous people in Orinoco and the Venezuelan jungles. His works have been published by the British Journal of Photography, The Diplomat, and Wired.
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Alvaro Laiz is also co-founder of ANHUA agency, an organisation of artists, documenting historical and contemporary culture.
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Exhibitions
Alvaro Laiz exhibited in galleries and museums in Spain and around the world, including solo exhibitions in Mining Museum of Sabero, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Val-de-Marne Contemporary Art Museum.
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Alvaro Laiz was awarded FotoVisura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project in 2015 for his "The Hunt" project in which he photographed Udege people from Russian Far East. He received a golden medal at China International Photographic Art Exhibition in 2013.
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- 1.Peripheral Vision. Nouse. 13 October 2015.
- 2.Crowder, Nicole. A parent, a home, a leg — former child soldiers of the LRA tell 'what I lost' during years of captivity. The Washington Post. May 20, 2015.
- 3.Stunning Photos Explore Transgender Life In Mongolia. HuffPost. March 6, 2014.
- 4.Naughton, Jake. Two Spirits in the Venezuelan Jungle.
- 5.Die Warao im Orinoco-Delta. Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
- 6.Butet-Roch, Laurence. Uncovering Mongolia’s transgender community. 24 July 2015.
- 7.Laiz, Alvaro. The Ninja Miners of Mongolia. The Diplomat. April 21, 2014.
- 8.Inside the Dangerous World of Amateur 'Ninja' Gold Miners. Wired.
- 9.Álvaro Laiz desembarca con sus fósiles en el Museo. Diario de Leon.es. 18 April 2016.
- 10.Three exhibitions MUSAC Contemporary Art Museum Leon. undo.net.
- 11.Crowder, Nicole. Stunning photography projects earn top honors from Visura. The Washington Post. August 14, 2015.
- 12.China Photographers Association. June 2020.
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