Barcelona, 1985.
Jordi Pizarro es un fotógrafo independiente dedicado al documentalismo que trabaja en el sureste asiático.
El énfasis de su trabajo se encuentra en lo social y el medio ambiente y la forma en la que son alteradas las comunidades, hechos que los medios suelen pasar por alto.
Trabaja en un proyecto de largo aliento titulado "Believers" que mira a las tradiciones, culturas y religiones desde una perspectiva antropológica en varias regiones del planeta.
Su principal objetivo es ayudar a incrementar la sensibilidad hacia temas y t´opicos que afectan a la gente y su ambiente. Espera que sus fotografías contribuyan de alguna manera a crear una reflexión crítica del mundo.
Su obra ha sido publicada en muchas revistas internacional incluyendo National Geographic, New York Times, Time, Sunday Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Forbes, Foreign Policy, entre otras.
Barcelona, 1985.
Jordi Pizarro is a freelance documentary photographer based in India and working around South Asia.
He is working on editorial reportages for a different international magazines around the world but also interested in my personal long term projects. The emphasis of his work is largely focussed on current social and environmental concerns that affect different communities, most of them unadvertised by the big media. He works in a long term project entitled "Believers” which looks at traditions, cultures and religions from a more anthropological perspective in many different regions globally.
His main goal is to aid and increase awareness of issues affecting people and their environments in the world we live in. He hopes that with my photographs to contribute in some small way towards creating a critical thinking about this world.
His work has been published in many international magazines around the world including National Geographic, New York Times, Time, Sunday Times, Le Monde, Spiegel, Forbes, Foreign Policy among others.
Scholarships and Awards:
2015
-Second Prize at POYI, Science and Nature category. USA
-Second Prize at POYI LATAM, Portrait series category. Mexico
-Winner of the SEJ Scholarship ( Society Environment Journalism ). USA
-Winner special juror prize at Kuala Lumpur International Photoaward. Malasya
-Finalist at Manuel Rivera Ortiz foundation scholarship. USA
-Shortlisted at Sony word Photography Awards.Conceptual category. UK
-Honorable mention at SDN ( social documentary Network ). USA
-Finalist at Kolga award. Georgia
2014
-Finalist at Emerging Photographer Grant by Burn Magazine. USA
-Ernesto Bazán Scolarship. Perú
-Selected for the Lumix festival for young photojournalist. Germany
-Selected for SCAN, the international photography Festival of Tarragona. Spain
-Selected at Descubrimientos Photoespaña. Spain
-Honorable Mention in Fotovisura Grant for Outstanding Personal Photography Project. USA
-Finalist at Photocrati Fund award. USA
-Runner up JGS Contest Forward Thinking Museum. USA
-Selected for the Encontros da imagem. Portugal
-Third place at Photodays festival. Croatia.
2013
-Eddie Addams Workshop. USA
-Selected for the New Delhi PhotoFestival. India
-Selected for the Fence Photoville. USA
-Finalist at Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Scolarship.USA
-Photón Festival Award ( Photojournalism Festival in Valencia ). Spain
Exhibitions/Workshops and conferences:
2015
-Collective exhibition at Norma, Catania airport. Italy
-Workshop at Universidad Panamericana in México during the Fotowik. México
-Individual exhibition at Persperktivet Museum. Norway
-Individual exhibition at Photolux festival. Italy
-Collective exhibition at Bronx documentary center. USA
-Collective exhibition at Kolga Photography Festival. Georgia
2014
-Collective exhibition at SCAN ( Festival Internacional de Fotografía ). Spain
-Collective exhibition at Photodays Festival. Croatia.
-Collective exhibition at "Lumix festival for young photojournalism". Germany
-Individual exhibition at Instituto Cervantes. India
-Individual exhibition at Photon Festival. Spain
2013
-Collective exhibition at Brooklyn Bridge Park during the Fence Photoville Festival. USA
-Individual exhibition at Can Baste government cultural house. Spain