Federico Ríos Escobar

Freelance Photographer


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  • 2020

Photojournalist with more than ten years of experience. His work is published in international media such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Paris Match and Leica Magazine, among others.

As a documentary photographer, he has developed projects focused on social issues in Latin America. In 2012, he published the photography book La ruta del cóndor; and in 2013, Fiestas de San Pacho, Quibdó, together with the +1 photography collective.

His photographic series such as Transputamierda and La firma de los ríos, have been exhibited in galleries and festivals in several countries around the world. His most recent exhibition, Los días póstumos de una guerra sin final opened at Bandy Bandy Gallery in Bogotá in February 2020.

His photographs have been recognized with the Jury Prize at Days Japan International Photojournalism Award (2017); the Portfolio Review New York Times 2017; and the Eddie Adams Workshop XXVII in New York (2014).

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