About me
Angel Colmenares
Full-time photographer, passionate about multimedia content and audiovisual productions. I worked 15 years as a photojournalist, for a national publication newspaper in Venezuela. During all that time I have kept producing audiovisual content, going through documentary, sports, fashion, documentary photography among others, obtaining 15 recognitions, among exhibitions and book publication Looking for the evolution of my career I learned the cinematographic discourse skill that I allow myself to work as a videographer for the Spanish international agency EFE. Among the most important coverages is: 7 spring training, games of the stars and the MLB's inaugural game Coverage of the Copa América in Argentina. Electoral process in Venezuela. political-social conflict of Venezuela. Special multimedia works for medium in Colombia I participated as cinematographer and cameraman for two documentaries. I am a profession journalist, designer and photographer careers that give me the tools to excel in my work. Angel Colmenares
Working experience
Grupo Editorial Cadena Capriles
Photo-reporter
Videographer
Photography director for the documentary film of Dominical magazine
2000-2016
Softline Consultores
Audiovisual projects coordinator
2016-20176
EFE News Agency
Stringer/Corresposdent en Caracas for EFE TV
2017
Awards and recognitions
Gabriel García Márquez Best Coverage award for Venezuela a la Fuga (Venezuela on the run),
Medellín, Colombia 2018.
Venezuela a la Fuga, won the Digital Media Awards in the category Best Data Visualization 2018
15 Photography of the Month prizes at Últimas Noticias and El Mundo Economía y Negocios, both
newspapers part of Grupo Editorial Cadena Capriles
Prize for Value and Perseverance Jorge Tortoza, Venezuela 2003
Honour mention at Daniela Chappard Photography Biennial 2005
Pollo Sosa Prize, Professional Baseball Venezuelan League’s Photography Contest, season 2009-
2010
Education
Graphic designer/Photographer
Visual Arts School Cristóbal Rojas
1995-1999
Caracas, Venezuela
Journalist/Social Communication
Universidad Santa María
2007-2012
Caracas, Venezuela
Training
Photojournalist coverage workshop on poverty and marginality issues, dictated by Fundación
Nuevo Periodismo Gabriel García Márquez. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, 2006
Concept and photojournalistic creation, dictated by Edgard Domínguez, photoreporter at El Tiempo
de Bogotá
Seminar Color, image and letter, dictated by plastic artist Santiago Pol
Seminar Photography of XXI Century, dictated by Manuel López, director of Foto magazine
Final Cut Training, at POSA Studio
Adobe Photoshop training