Markel Redondo’s Profile

In God's Hands By Markel Redondo: 11Jan; What most caught my attention was the desperation that drives a person to leave everything behind. I understood that migration is forced, that these people don’t have a choice. They leave their countries in order to survive. Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans risk their lives each year trying to reach the United States. The UN estimates that some 25 million of them have now immigrated to the US. Most migrants these days come from Central America where poverty, lack of work...; Tags: central americans, Documentary, guatemala, honduras, human rights, immigration, mexico, migration

I studied photography in the United Kingdom and China where I started working as a freelance photographer for various international news agencies, newspapers and magazines. In 2008 I moved back to his hometown, Bilbao, where I work on commissions and on personal projects. Some of my clients include The Times, Le Monde Magazine, Le Figaro Magazine, New York Times, Monocle, Greenpeace, WWF, Wall Street Journal, Internazionale, The Sunday Telegraph, UNESCO and The British Council.
His work has been noticed as finalist at Photo España 2007 “Descubrimientos”, Eddie Adams Workshop in 2007, Angkor Photography Festival 2007, Environmental Photographer of the year award 2009, Finalist “City of Gijon” International Photojournalism Award 2009 & 2010, Singapore International Photo Festival 2010, PhotoIreland Festival 2010 and Center Awards 2011.

E D U C A T I O N A L Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

2006/2007 Master Degree in Photography (International Photojournalism, Travel and Documentary Photography) at Dalian Medical University (China) as an exchange student from The University of Bolton (UK).

2002/05: Photography and Video (BA) at The University of Bolton (UK).

2001/02: IELTS English Academic Course at South Thames College in London (UK).

1997/98: Spanish equivalent to A-levels specialising in History and Literature.

A W A R D S A N D E X H I B I T I O N S

New York Photo Festival 2011, In God's Hands projection
Center Awards 2011, Curators Choice, 3rd prize
Photon Festival 2011, Valencia Spain
Singapore International Photo Festival 2010, Chinese Tourism Boom.
HumanKind Photo Exhibition New York Photo Festival, Power House Arena.
Ireland Photo Festival 2010, Chinese Tourism Boom projection.
Asia-Europe Emerging Photographer Forum in Kuala Lumpur, May 2009.
Open Cities Exhibition, Touring show around Europe and Asia, British Council, 2009.
Finalist of the 13^th international Photojournalism Award “City of Gijon” 2009 and 2010.
The Big Screen, BBC, Manchester, Chinese Tourism Boom Slideshow, June 2008.
Angkor Photography Festival 2007, Chinese Tourism Boom.
Eddie Adams Photography Workshop, NY, October 2007.
Descubrimientos (Photo España) in Madrid, June-July 2007.
Nominated for Joop Swart Masterclass (World Press Photo) 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Second Prize in “Traspasando Fronteras” University of Almeria (Spain), May 2006.
Judge Choice Award AOP (Association of Photographer) Student Award 2005.
Exhibition at AOP Gallery, Leonard St. London, June-July 2005.

S T A T E M E N T

I am interested in recording the world as it changes and specially focusing on the environment and in the human aspect. As I was about to start my studies in computer science, Bolton, UK, I changed my mind a day before I started my lessons and changed to Photography. Before that I had always been interested in photography but never thought of it as a way of living. From Bolton I went to Zhaoqing and Dalian, in China in order to continue my studies. As I was studying an MA in photojournalism in China I started freelancing for various news agencies, newspapers and magazines. In 2007 I moved back to Europe and in 2008 I returned to my hometown, Bilbao. Since then I have divided my time working on commission for mayor publications and working on personal projects both abroad and in Spain. Some of my clients include Time, The Times, Le Monde, Le Figaro Magazine, New York Times, Monocle, Greenpeace, Wall Street Journal, Internazionale, The Sunday Telegraph, UNESCO and The British Council.