TITLE: GREAT PEOPLE

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY IN BLACK & WHITE OF PEOPLE IN ORDINARY SITUATIONS.

AUTHOR: ROBERTO SOARES-GOMES (Brazil)

Elected Photographer Of The Year 2006 by Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine, USA. More than 160 Exhibitions (individual or collective) in 49 Countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong-Kong, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirguistan, Macau SAR China, Macedonia, Montenegro, NEPAL, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Venezuela and in the Photokina Fair (Germany). Published in more than 60 magazines and newspapers, as: Ms, Nippon Camera, PR-Newspaper, Shukan-Shinsho (Japan); Black & White, Color, Digital Photo Pro, Petersen's Photographic, PDN Photo District News, Photo Paper, Photographer's Forum, Popular Photography & Imaging, Vanity Fair (USA); Photo (France); Photo Life, Séléction Photo (Canada); Super Foto Prática (Portugal); Photographie, Profifoto, Fine Art Printer (Germany); Zoom (Italy); Caras, Claudia, Desfile, Diário Mercantil, Ele-Ela, Enciclopédia Bloch, Época, Esporte & Náutica, Extra, Fatos & Fotos, Ferrovia, Forum Democrático, Fotografe Melhor, Gente CBTU, Homem, Íris, Isto É, JB Ecológico, Jornal do Brasil, Kodak Notícias, Linha de Expressão, Manchete, Metro, Moto Quatro Rodas, Novidades Fotoptica, O Estado de Minas, O Globo, O Pasquim, Os Caminhos da Terra, Pais & Filhos, Photo & Camera, Photo Magazine, Photos, Play-Boy, Ponto de Vista, Pop, Quatro Rodas, Rede Notícias Volkswagen, Revista Ferroviária, Rio Service, Rodovia, Transportes, Tribuna da Tarde, Violão Pro. President of FotoClube RioFotográfico. Ex-Counselor of Brazilian Photographic Art Association. Owner of IN - Image Nation Stock Agency. Co-Founder of Art-Sette and FOTOCONFRARIA. Curator of the Exhibition "Múltiplos Olhares" at the Contemporary Art Museum of Niteroi. Curator of the Exhibitions "Encontros Fortuitos" and "Sete Estrelas do Rosário de Maria e o Encontro dos Santos Reis" respectively for the photographers Carla Sparano and José Roberto Leite Pedroza at FNAC Galery and Light Cultural Center. Coordinator of the International Festival of Photography Paraty em Foco’s Open Calls.
Won more than 260 awards in independent international photo contests, as: 11 FIAP Gold Medals, 4 FIAP Silver Medals, 5 FIAP Bronze Medals, 10 PSA Gold Medals, 2 PSA Silver Medals, 2 PSA Bronze Medals, 47 Gold Medals, 14 Silver Medals, 16 Bronze Medals in international photo contests. 4 Gold Medals at the Special Themes Circuit 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (Austria), Merit Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2015 (USA), Merit Award Portfolio Black & White Magazine 2015 (USA), People's Choice Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2014 (USA), Spotlight Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2014 (USA), Merit Award Portfolio Black & White Magazine 2013 (USA), Animal/Portraiture Award Black & White Magazine 2012 (USA), Merit Award Portfolio Black & White Magazine 2012 (USA), Spotlight Award Black & White Magazine 2011 (USA), Merit Award Single Image Black & White Magazine 2010 (USA), Excellence Award Portfolio Contest Black & White Magazine 2009 (USA), Great Prize Hahnemühle Anniversary Photo Award 2010 (Germany), First Prize Photo French Magazine (cover) 2001 (France). More than 2950 acceptances in international photo contests.