Carlos Bernate / +1 (804)-397-0965 / carlosbernate14@gmail.com
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Pronouns He/They/Them
Biography
Carlos Bernate is a gender-fluid Colombian documentary photographer whose work is focused on human rights, identity, and social humanitarian-related issues. Currently, they are dedicated to documenting their community in Richmond, Virginia, where they had been based since 2017.
In 2018, Carlos completed a degree in Photography & Film from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, Colombia. Their work has been published internationally in The New York Times, The Washington Post, ProPublica, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian, NPR, Internazionale, amongst others. Their stories have also been exhibited worldwide in Portugal, Argentina, Colombia, and USA.
Awards and Recognitions
2019, XXXII Eddie Adams Workshop
2019, Best in Show, Specialty Photography at Virginia Press Association Award,"Within These Walls", Published in Richmond Magazine
2019, First Place,Picture Story or Essay at Virginia Press Association Award,"Within These Walls", Published in Richmond Magazine
2019, Third Place,Combination-Picture-and-Story, at Virginia Press Association Award,"Within These Walls", Published in Richmond Magazine
2019, 7th annual New York Times Portfolio review
2018, Blink Portfolio Review, New York - USA
2017, Festival Errante & National Geographic Portfolio Review, Montevideo - Uruguay
2017, Finalist 23° Latin American Documentary Photography Contest “Los Trabajos y los Días”
2017, Selected/Winner“Festival INstantes” in Avintes, Portugal
2016, Finalist at "Alto Contraste" photography contest of the Observatory of racial discrimination in Colombia
2016, SelectedPhoto Patagonia “I International Festival of Analogue Photography and Alternative Processes” at Santa Cruz Cultural Complex in Río Gallegos, Argentina
2015, Finalist 21° Latin American Documentary Photography Contest “Los Trabajos y los Días” in Medellín
Exhibits
2017, 23° Latin American Documentary Photography Contest “Los Trabajos y los Días” in Medellín
2017, Festival INstantes, Had the series "Raúl Left to War; Such Pain, Such Shame", exhibited in Avintes, Portugal. Curated by Pereira Lopez
2016, Fotoencuentro V Miradas y memorias sobre territorios,Exhibition and Discussion of my series "Home sweet gold", curated by Sandra Suarez at University Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá
2016, Photo Patagonia I International Festival of Analogue Photography and Alternative Processes,Had a photo from my series"Susurros" exhibited at Santa Cruz Cultural Complex in Río Gallegos, Argentina
2016, Mujer Fatal 2016 showroom at the Gilberto Alzate Avedaño Foundation in Bogotá together with a collective directed by the artist Matilde Guerrero and the support of the “Red Comunitaria Trans”
2015, Narrativas Documentales Contemporáneas, Had the series"Popular Saints" exhibited at the University Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, curated by Beatriz Munera and Ana Varela
2015, 21° Latin American Documentary Photography Contest “Los Trabajos y los Días” in Medellín
2015, Audiovisual Documentary Showroom, “Un mundo de color bajo tierra”, during the XVII Mountain and Speleology Week in Bogotá, Colombia