Alfonso Almendros is a Spanish photographer and lecturer living in Madrid. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor in History of Art from the University of Valencia, an Associate Degree in Artistic Photography from E.A.S.D Valencia and a MA Photography in Efti Madrid.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including exhibitions in the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid (PhotoEspaña 2023), Noorderlicht International Photo Festival, Encontros da Imagem in Braga, Sala Kursala from the University of Cádiz, the Cultural Center of Spain in Mexico, the King Juan Carlos I Center of New York, Article Gallery in Birmingham or Guernsey Photography Festival. And granted in several international competitions like the Honourable Mention PhotoEspaña in the Premio de Fotografía Fundación Enaire 2023, the Prix Révélation SAIF at the Voies Off 2019 in Arles, finalist of the Best Photobook of the Year Award in PhotoEspaña 2019, the V Galician Prize of Contemporary Photography, the Photographic Museum of Humanity 2023 & 2014 grant or the Grand Prix Fotofestiwal 2011.
Since 2014 he combines his artistic practice with his work in the field of art education, including workshops and artist talks at the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, the Master of PhotoEspaña, the Cultural Center of Spain in Nicaragua, the National Cinematheque of Nicaragua or the Department of Visual Arts of Brock University in St. Catharines (Canada).
CONTACT
Alfonso Almendros
+34 623132061
alfonsoalmendros@yahoo.es
IG: @alfonsoalmendros
EDUCATION & TRAINING
MA Photography. Efti Int. Center of Photography and Cinema in Madrid, Spain.
Associate Degree in Artistic Photography E.A.S.D. Valencia, Spain.
Bachelor of History of Art. Universitat de Valencia, Spain.
GRANTS & COMPETITIONS
Premio de Fotografía Fundación Enaire 2023. Honourable Mention PhotoEspaña.
Photographic Museum of Humanity 2023 Grant. Honourable Mention.
EAC 2022. Universidad de Alicante. Honourable Mention.
Prix Révélation SAIF. Prix Voies Off 2019. Winner.
Best Photography Book of the Year Award. PhotoEspaña. Finalist.
V Galicia Prize of Contemporary Photography. 1st Prize.
Nuevo Talento Fnac de Fotografía 2017. Honourable mention.
Roberto Villagraz Grant. 1st Prize.
GuatePhoto 2015. Finalist.
The Source-Cord Prize. Finalist.
Photographic Museum of Humanity 2014 Grant. 3rd Prize.
III Convocatoria OCEMX de Fotografía. 1st Prize.
International Photography Award Emergentes DST. Finalist.
Prix Voies Off 2012. Finalist.
Grand Prix Fotofestiwal 2011. Finalist.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
To name a mountain. Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil Albert. Alicante. Spain.
To name a mountain. Café Moderno. Afundación. Pontevedra. Spain.
To name a mountain. Afundación. Ferrol. Spain.
To name a mountain. Afundación. Vigo. Spain.
To name a mountain. Encontros da Imagem. Braga. Portugal.
To name a mountain. Sala Kursala. Cádiz. Spain.
To name a mountain. Museo Provincial de Lugo. Spain.
Chroma. Centro de Convenciones Olof Palme. Managua. Nicaragua.
My father’s wrinkles. Centro Cultural de España en México. Mexico City.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
Premio de Fotografía Fundación Enaire 2023. PhotoEspaña 2023. Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. Spain.
EAC 2022. Museo de la Universidad de Alicante. Spain.
Noorderlicht International Photo Festival 2021. Kunstpunt Groningen. Netherlands.
Instant Life. Galería Cámara Oscura. Madrid. Spain,
Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. MUNTREF. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. Cultural Center of Spain in Santiago. Chile.
Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. Cultural Center of Spain in Lima. Peru.
Donggang Int. Photo Festival 2017. Museum of Photography of Donggang, South Korea.
Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. Sala Canal de Isabel II. Madrid, Spain.
Proyecta 2017. Plaza Mayor de Madrid, Spain.
EAC 2016. Museo de la Universidad de Alicante, Spain.
GuatePhoto 2015. Open call. Museum of Modern Art Carlos Mérida. Guatemala City.
New Spanish Photography_Visions Beyond Borders. FotoWeekDC 2014. Washington, D.C. USA.
Contact Light. Article Gallery. Birmingham, UK.
Guernsey Photography Festival 2014.
International Photo Festival Leiden 2014. Galerie Frederiek van der Vlist. Netherlands.
EAC 2014. Museo de la Universidad de Alicante, Spain.
New Spanish Photography_Visions Beyond Borders. King Juan Carlos I of Spain. New York, USA.
Hungry Still. Quad Gallery Format International Photography Festival 2014. Derby, UK.
Estampa. International Contemporary Multiple Art Fair 2012. Madrid, Spain.
Arte Contemporáneo: Grabado y Fotografía. Invesart Gallery. Alicante, Spain.
Épicentre. 2012 Voies Off Festival. Arles, France.
Begira’12 Photo Festival projections. Durango, Spain.
Fotografía Contemporánea. Invesart Gallery. Alicante, Spain.
Estampa. International Contemporary Multiple Art Fair 2011. Madrid, Spain.
Grand Prix Fotofestiwal. 10th Int. Festival of Photography in Lodz, Poland.
Open Galerías. Contemporary Art Center Las Cigarreras. Alicante, Spain.
II Premio Artes Plásticas U.C.L.M. Aud. Benjamín Palencia. Albacete, Spain.
TEACHING
2020 / 24 Imaginary Gardens. Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. Editions I, II, III & IV.
Currently lecturing at Máster PhotoEspaña. Madrid.
2018 / 20 European Master of Contemporary Photography. IED Madrid. Professor.
2017 Centro Nicaragüense de Enseñanza Audiovisual y Cinematográfica. Managua. Visiting professor.
2016 Cinemateca Nacional de Nicaragua. Managua. Visiting professor.
2015 / 20 Node Center for Curatorial Studies. Berlin. Professor.
2014 Lenguajes contemporáneos de la fotografía. CCE Nicaragua. Managua.
ARTIST TALKS
2022 Crear el futuro: Arte, archivo y pedagogía. Embassy of Spain in Venezuela.
2020 Kursala Duos. Fernando Maselli & Alfonso Almendros.
2019 Experimental Education International Interviews with Professor Amy Friend & Visual Art students. Brock University, Department of Visual Arts. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
2018 Sehnsucht. La cicatriz en el paisaje. Lens. Escuela de Artes Visuales. Madrid. Spain.
2014 Guernsey Photography Festival. Princess Royal of Performing Arts. Guernsey. UK.
2013 My father's wrinkles. Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura. Mexico City. Mexico.
PUBLICATIONS
To name a mountain. Ed. Witty Books / La Kursala.
Moon Trail. Ed. Akina Books.