Carlos Bernate / +1 (804)-584-3921 / carlosbernate14@gmail.com
Based in Richmond, VA. I'm available to travel in/out the state.
For assignments, purchase a print or license an image, please email me.
Biography
Carlos Bernate, born and raised in Bucaramanga, Colombia, is a photographer, videographer, communications specialist, and writer. Their work is focused on human rights, identity, and social humanitarian-related issues. In 2016, Bernate completed a four- year degree in Photography & Film from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, Colombia.
Carlos’ work has been published internationally, notably in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, amongst many others. They have also been recognized with several honors and awards. For example, the AI-AP American Photography selected Carlos as both a 2021 and 2022 winner and three awards by The Virginia Press Association in 2019. Their stories have also been exhibited worldwide in Portugal, Argentina, Colombia, and the USA.
Currently, they're dedicated to documenting their community in Richmond, Virginia, where they have been based since 2017. Additionally, Carlos works as a Communications Coordinator for a Latin American non-profit organization called Sacred Heart Center in Richmond.
Clients
The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Insider, NPR, ESPN, Redux Pictures, Le Monde, Liberation, NBC News, The Guardian, Richmond Magazine, Richmond Free Press, PhotoVille, Audubon Naturalist Society.
Software
Adobe suite: Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, Photo Mechanic
Awards, Recognitions and Trainings
2022, AI-AP American Photography AP38 Selected Winner
2022, Selected/Participant, Dart Center Crisis Zones Course at Columbia Journalism School
2021, AI-AP American Photography AP37 Chosen Winner
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, Participant, RISC Training in 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, Selected Photo 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
2022, Solo exhibition "Petersburg: A City of Opportunity" at Art League Art Park in Petersburg, VA. Public art project commissioned by Photoville
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
2014, Audiovisual Documentary Showroom, “Un mundo de color bajo tierra”, during the XVII Mountain and Speleology Week in Bogotá, Colombia
Work References
Marie Monteleone | Assignment Photo Editor Bloomberg News | mmonteleone3@bloomberg.net
Ariel Zambelich | Lead Photo Editor The Wall Street Journal | ariel.zambelich@wsj.com
Tanner Curtis | Photo Editor The New York Times | tanner.curtis@nytimes.com
Based in Richmond, VA. I'm available to travel in/out the state.
For assignments, purchase a print or license an image, please email me.
Biography
Carlos Bernate, born and raised in Bucaramanga, Colombia, is a photographer, videographer, communications specialist, and writer. Their work is focused on human rights, identity, and social humanitarian-related issues. In 2016, Bernate completed a four- year degree in Photography & Film from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, Colombia.
Carlos’ work has been published internationally, notably in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, amongst many others. They have also been recognized with several honors and awards. For example, the AI-AP American Photography selected Carlos as both a 2021 and 2022 winner and three awards by The Virginia Press Association in 2019. Their stories have also been exhibited worldwide in Portugal, Argentina, Colombia, and the USA.
Currently, they're dedicated to documenting their community in Richmond, Virginia, where they have been based since 2017. Additionally, Carlos works as a Communications Coordinator for a Latin American non-profit organization called Sacred Heart Center in Richmond.
Clients
The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Insider, NPR, ESPN, Redux Pictures, Le Monde, Liberation, NBC News, The Guardian, Richmond Magazine, Richmond Free Press, PhotoVille, Audubon Naturalist Society.
Software
Adobe suite: Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, Photo Mechanic
Awards, Recognitions and Trainings
2022, AI-AP American Photography AP38 Selected Winner
2022, Selected/Participant, Dart Center Crisis Zones Course at Columbia Journalism School
2021, AI-AP American Photography AP37 Chosen Winner
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, Participant, RISC Training in 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, Selected Photo 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
2022, Solo exhibition "Petersburg: A City of Opportunity" at Art League Art Park in Petersburg, VA. Public art project commissioned by Photoville
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
2014, Audiovisual Documentary Showroom, “Un mundo de color bajo tierra”, during the XVII Mountain and Speleology Week in Bogotá, Colombia
Work References
Marie Monteleone | Assignment Photo Editor Bloomberg News | mmonteleone3@bloomberg.net
Ariel Zambelich | Lead Photo Editor The Wall Street Journal | ariel.zambelich@wsj.com
Tanner Curtis | Photo Editor The New York Times | tanner.curtis@nytimes.com
