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Joana Biarnés Archive
JOANA BIARNÉS
Spain's first female photojournalist
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Considered the first female photojournalist in the Basque Country (Spain), it’s the author of an essential visual legacy recently showcased at the ICP and Instituto Cervantes in New York
Joana Biarnés
Considered Spain’s first female photojournalist, she triumphed in a profession previously reserved for men and immortalized renowned figures. She then seemed to disappear until, in her later years, she gained recognition.
Eugeni Forcano
Known for his images of everyday life in the 1960s, which combine criticism, tenderness, and humor.
Ferran Freixa
An indispensable author for contemporary creative photography, a benchmark for subjective documentary filmmaking, who knew how to visualize the passage of time and the memory of things.
Jacques Léonard
He portrayed the Roma people and their culture from a historical and contemporary perspective. His work has exceptional documentary and anthropological value.
Oriol Maspons
A revolutionary of photographic language in Spain in the 1960s, he was dedicated to reportage, portraiture, fashion, and advertising, and worked for the leading magazines of the time.
Manuel Outumuro
Recognized as one of the world’s best fashion photographers, he came to the profession from a background in graphic design and has received numerous international awards and recognition.
Leopoldo Pomés
His multidisciplinary photographic work brought sensuality to the gray Spain of Franco’s regime and earned him the National Photography Award in 2018.
Anna Turbau
One of the pioneering women of Catalan photojournalism, her work is marked by social commitment, sensitivity, and closeness to the photographed subject.
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol
His work is a unique photographic testament to post-war Barcelona, rediscovered after decades of neglect, which portrays everyday life with exceptional technical and expressive quality.
