Joan Colom
Joan Colom i Altemir (* 1921 in Barcelona ; † September 3, 2017 ) was a Spanish photographer .
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Joan Colom is known for his street photos and portraits taken in Barcelona in the late 1950s. He only took photos in the workers' and red light district of Raval . Colom was self-taught as a photographer and his main job was an accountant. In 1957 he joined the Agrupació Fotogràfica de Catalunya (AFC) and in 1960 he was a co-founder of the artist group El Mussol (Der Kauz).
In Germany, Colom's work became known in 2007 through an exhibition at the Museum für Photographie Braunschweig.
Awards
- In 2002 the Spanish Ministry of Culture awarded him the National Prize for Photography
- In 2004 he received the National Prize for Fine Arts
- 2006 the Creu de Sant Jordi Prize of the Generalitat de Catalunya .
Books
- Joan Colom: Raval. Steidl, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-86521-324-3 .
- Joan Colom: album. Editorial RM and Photo Colectania, Barcelona 2011, ISBN 978-84-15118-15-2 .
Web links
- The photographer Joan Colom, retratista de la Barcelona marginal. Obituary on lavanguardia.com (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Joan Colom - Raval | Museum of Photography. Retrieved June 11, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colom, Joan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colom i Altemir, Joan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 2017 |