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Portrait or Personal Image - Javier  Sanchez-monge

BIOGRAPHY.


Born in 1965 in Madrid .
Licensed in philosophy at the university in Madrid 2003 and in International Business and Marketing in Heidleberg at the Schiller International University 1993.
Philosophy doctorate studies.
1989-2007 Photography Studies.


1989-2004 (THE FILM CAMERA PERIOD).


First photographic experiences living with the primitive tribe of the Huaorani (Aucas), at the Yasuni river Ecuador 1989.
Different trips around Morroco, Algiers, Mali and Guinea Bissau.
Señor year high school at Oakland High School in Oregon, living with the lovely “cowboy” familly of the Swans.
One year of studies at Heidleberg, (Germany) living with a German tradicional fraternity named Frankonia.
Different practices and studies along all this period, working with médium format cameras such as Kiev or Pentacon, and sometimes with 35 mm cameras such as Leicas and Nikons.
Three years living in Russia, mainly at St Petesburg, and working along with the Russian photographer Vladimir Davidoff, using mainly very old cameras from different formats, such as Linhoff, Mockva, Zorki, Fed, Narciss, Kiev and old Leicas.
Black and white studies and different publishings for magazines such as CENTRAL EUROPEAN. Different images sold for Russian magazines.
Some winter trips around the Russian Taiga.
1997-1998 Advanced photographic studies at a specialized center in Madrid. Advanced black and white lab studies.
1998 Russia photoexhibit at the train station of Atocha (Madrid).
Different trips photographing subjects dealing with the low caste from India and Nepal.
Travellings throughout Guatemala and Panama.
200-2007 Cover nature magazines publishings.
2005 One year travel throughout China.
2006 More travellings around China and Myanmar.


2004-2009 (THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY PERIOD).

2004 Extensive Photoshop studies. Working with digital cameras for the first time.
2005 Photoshop course taken at “La Casa Encendida” (Madrid) having as a teacher
the photographer Mario Pagano.
2006 Signed contract with the photographic agency “Art Directors”, providing both
with travel and photo stock images.
2007 Studies dealing with Light and photography at the Keltia photographic academy
(Madrid). Social and sports photography.
Advanced Photoshop CS3 studies dealing with all kinds of techniques.
Contract with the agency AGE fotostock, providing with stock photography.
2008 Member of the jury for the contest “Hitos del Rodenal”, financed by the Concha
Marquez foundation.
Publishing of the photographic article “The Russia of Dostoievsky” at the Hunger
Mountain magazine dealing with arts and letters at the university of Vermont
(USA).
Job as a photographic teacher for a specialised center named CEMN, financed by
the administration of Madrid.
2009; Photographic exhibit named “Asia;los hijos proscritos.” dealing with the difficult
life conditions some Asian children have to face on their daily lives.

   



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