Aaron Sosa
Aaron Sosa
Uruguay
Sosa(b. Caracas Venezuela 1980) is a freelance photographer currently living in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he works for agencies, international editorials and corporate clients. His work has been exhibited in over100 galleries worldwideand his photographs have been published in journals, books and magazines at an international level. His work belongs to private collections and to institutions such as:Seguros Catatumbo- Venezuela,Fundacin Banco Industrial de Venezuela,Instituto Nacional de la Juventud-Venezuela,Fundacin MAPFRE- Espaa, Universidad de Crdoba - Argentina,Red Cultural MERCOSUR- Argentina,Fundacin para la Cultura Urbana- Venezuela,Fototeca de Cuba,Casa de las Amricas, La Habana - Cuba,Alianza Francesa, Caracas - Venezuela,Bienal de OLOT, Espaa,Sacramento State University, U.S.A, among others. He has participated in diverse activities related to the photography area, as well as collaborating in international events, among which can be highlighted theFestival of Light, First National Festival of photography Clarines 2000Venezuela,First month of photography Caracas 2003sponsored by the French embassy, 1st Latinamerican meeting of PhotographyFOTO SUR 2007,FOTOPOLISphotography Festival in Lodz Poland,XI Festival of Art and Science in Poznan Poland, finalist in theKAUNAS PHOTO STAR 2010(Lithuania), among others. He held the position of photojournalist for the journalsUltimas Noticias,El Mundoand forABN Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias. Between the years 2000 and 2003, he held a teaching position in the area of photography in the technical school of Visual ArtsCristobal Rojas, in the design instituteInstituto de Diseo Pereraand in theInstituto Universitario Monseor de Talaverain Caracas. In 2002 he participated as novel photographer in the First Photography CongressI Congreso de fotografa Maracaibo 2002in Venezuela. That same year won third place in theVI Hall of photography Catatumbo InsurancesVI saln de fotografa Seguros Catatumboblack and white category in Maracaibo city Venezuela. In 2006 he won first place in the 1st National hall of Photography Young Photographers with Venezuela(I Saln Nacional de Fotografa -Jvenes Fotgrafos con Venezuela)in the Color category Professional. In 2007, he was awarded first place in the Professional Category, in theGoethe Institut Venezuelan Prize of photography (Premio Venezolano de Fotografa Goethe Institut), in 2008, he won second place in the Photography ContestLive to Fulfill it (Vive para cumplirlo) Madrid, Spain. In 2009, he won 1st place for the best photograph in theJuan Lovera Contest. He was selected as your photographer to represent Venezuela in Habana Cuba, in the Cultural Cooperation Convention. In 2008, he developed theLatin american Kaleidoscope Project, which is based in talks and itinerant exhibitions in Poland and France, specifically in thePACAMERA Gallery,ROKIS Cultural Complex Suzalki, Poland;Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan Poland, Zesp? Szk? Zakonu Piarw Institute of Poznan Poland,IKONA Gallery, Lodz Poland and the Venezuelan Embassy of Paris France. He is selected to participate in the 2008OLOT Biennial in Spain. In 2009, he represents Venezuela in theInternational Fair of Photography Bor 2009 Serbia and with the traveling exhibition for Latin americaEmotional landscapes (Paisajes Emocionales)of theMERCOSUR Cultural Network. In June 2010, he was invited to exhibit individually in the International Festival of Photography5. Mnes-patak Menti Nemzetkzi Fotm?vszeti Fesztivlin Hungary. In 2011, he represented Venezuela in the"III Festival de Fotografa de Paran"Entre Ros, Argentina. Founding member of Photographers CooperativeLUZ CONTINUAorCONTINUOUS LIGHT, of theCUPIROS FILMS 2007 C.Aproducer, of theENPHOCO Photo Agencyand theISO CARACASPhotography Collective. He is a member of theSFERA Foundationof Poland, as a latin american representative. He worked as a photographer in theEducational Technology Area in the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Venezuela, as the photographer for theFundacin de Edificaciones y Dotaciones Educativas FEDEand for theNational Observatory of Science Technology and Innovation Observatorio Nacional de Ciencia Tecnologa e Innovacin ONCTI. He has been jury in different photography international contests, among which we can highlight: Invited Jury by theCatalan Photography Federationin the Catalunya Award. Collaborating photographer forUNICEFandINTERNATIONAL AMNISTY. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his documentary work and has performed as an ambassador of the arts in all Latin America and Europe, developing photography conferences and workshops all over the world. Currently, he works as a freelance photographer for different institutions internationally, he gives talks and workshops for individuals (classroom and online). His work is represented by several agencies globally,