David Arribas (1978) is a freelance photographer based in Madrid, ( Spain ) .Interested in documentary reporting on sociocultural issues, he focuses his work within the country where he resides, claiming proximity issues as an object of study.
He began to study photography in a self-taught way in 2014, attending various courses and workshops seeking to find his own style within the world of photography. Over time, he acquired a personal visual language, fueled by his own experience and by conducting several master classes with authors of international renowned prestige from the Magnum or Vu agencies. He has published in media such as The Washington Post, Burn Magazine, Papel, Gara or FronteraD and his essays have been exhibited at the Helsinki Photo Festival (Finland), Imaginaria Festival (Spain) and Visa pour l´image for l'Association Nationale des Iconographes in Perpignan (France), among others.
Currently, he dedicates his work to giving visibility to topics considered taboo that, in some way, affect his personal life, seeking to generate a change in the social perception of them.
Finalist.On Photo Soria/ Spain
2020
Honorable Mention. The Washington Post Open Call for photographers / USA
Winner .Photo Art Festival. / Spain
Selected member Futures Projects Festival . Nominated by Photo Romania Fest. / Netherlands.
Shortlisted. Direct Look Fotodoc Contest /Rusia
Finalist. Menorca Doc Fest / Spain
2019
Winner. The Washington Post Open Call for photographers./ USA
Winner. Helsinki Photo Festival / Finland
Nominee. 6x6 Global Talent Europe World Press Photo / France
Nominee. Photography Grant Magazine. / USA
Finalist. Festival della Fotografia Etica Spot Light, category. / Italy..
Finalist. On Photo Soria / Documentary project. /Spain.
Finalist. Grant Photon-Festival ./ Documentary project. /Spain.
2018
Winner. Gollut Festival. Social cinema and photojournalism. / Spain
Winner. Santander-Photo Festival. Multimedia contest. / Spain
Third Place. International Photographer of the Year (IPOTY). Photojournalism / Story. /USA.
2017
Finalist. Dofoto Slovakia Documentary Contest. / Slovakia
Finalist. Urban Festival Trieste Contest. / Italy
Finalist. Photon Festival Documentary Contest. / Spain
Nominee. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Awards. / Georgia.
Third Place. International Photographer of the Year ( IPOTY) Photojournalism / Story. /USA.
Double Honorable Mention. Monochrome Awards . Photojournalism. / UK.
2016
Second Place. IPA . International Photography Awards .Editorial, Photo Essay and Feature Story. / USA
Honorable Mention. TIFA. Tokyo International Photo Awards in Editorial-Photo Essay. /Japan.
Honorable Mention . MIFA. Moscow International Foto Awards . / Rusia
Nominee. Photography Grant Magazine . / USA
Nominee. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Awards / Georgia
2015
Winner. XV Scholarship Photography and Journalism, “ Santa Maria de Albarracín”. / Spain.
2022 Basque Dok Festival. Spain (coming soon)
2022 We Are Photo Fest Huelva. Spain
2022 Teruel PuntoPhoto Fest Aragón. Spain
2022 Imaginaria Festival. Castellón. Spain
2021 PhotoArt Festival Torrelavega. Cantabria, Spain
2020 Futures Festival .Virtual exhibition. Netherland.
2019 Helsinki Photo Festival “Anarchy”. Collective exposition. Finland.
2019 Capital Animal Villena. Casa de la Cultura, KAKV, Alicante . Spain
2018 Capital Animal Alicante. Spain
2017 l’Association Nationale des Iconographies (ANI). Collective exhibition. Visa pour l´image. Perpignan. France.
He began to study photography in a self-taught way in 2014, attending various courses and workshops seeking to find his own style within the world of photography. Over time, he acquired a personal visual language, fueled by his own experience and by conducting several master classes with authors of international renowned prestige from the Magnum or Vu agencies. He has published in media such as The Washington Post, Burn Magazine, Papel, Gara or FronteraD and his essays have been exhibited at the Helsinki Photo Festival (Finland), Imaginaria Festival (Spain) and Visa pour l´image for l'Association Nationale des Iconographes in Perpignan (France), among others.
Currently, he dedicates his work to giving visibility to topics considered taboo that, in some way, affect his personal life, seeking to generate a change in the social perception of them.
Awards and Mentions
2022
Finalist. Encontros da Imagem. Photobook prize / Portugal.
Finalist. Leon Es Photo / Spain
2021
Finalist.On Photo Soria/ Spain
2020
Honorable Mention. The Washington Post Open Call for photographers / USA
Winner .Photo Art Festival. / Spain
Selected member Futures Projects Festival . Nominated by Photo Romania Fest. / Netherlands.
Shortlisted. Direct Look Fotodoc Contest /Rusia
Finalist. Menorca Doc Fest / Spain
2019
Winner. The Washington Post Open Call for photographers./ USA
Winner. Helsinki Photo Festival / Finland
Nominee. 6x6 Global Talent Europe World Press Photo / France
Nominee. Photography Grant Magazine. / USA
Finalist. Festival della Fotografia Etica Spot Light, category. / Italy..
Finalist. On Photo Soria / Documentary project. /Spain.
Finalist. Grant Photon-Festival ./ Documentary project. /Spain.
2018
Winner. Gollut Festival. Social cinema and photojournalism. / Spain
Winner. Santander-Photo Festival. Multimedia contest. / Spain
Third Place. International Photographer of the Year (IPOTY). Photojournalism / Story. /USA.
2017
Finalist. Dofoto Slovakia Documentary Contest. / Slovakia
Finalist. Urban Festival Trieste Contest. / Italy
Finalist. Photon Festival Documentary Contest. / Spain
Nominee. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Awards. / Georgia.
Third Place. International Photographer of the Year ( IPOTY) Photojournalism / Story. /USA.
Double Honorable Mention. Monochrome Awards . Photojournalism. / UK.
2016
Second Place. IPA . International Photography Awards .Editorial, Photo Essay and Feature Story. / USA
Honorable Mention. TIFA. Tokyo International Photo Awards in Editorial-Photo Essay. /Japan.
Honorable Mention . MIFA. Moscow International Foto Awards . / Rusia
Nominee. Photography Grant Magazine . / USA
Nominee. Kolga Tbilisi Photo Awards / Georgia
2015
Winner. XV Scholarship Photography and Journalism, “ Santa Maria de Albarracín”. / Spain.
Exhibitions
2022 Basque Dok Festival. Spain (coming soon)
2022 We Are Photo Fest Huelva. Spain
2022 Teruel PuntoPhoto Fest Aragón. Spain
2022 Imaginaria Festival. Castellón. Spain
2021 PhotoArt Festival Torrelavega. Cantabria, Spain
2020 Futures Festival .Virtual exhibition. Netherland.
2019 Helsinki Photo Festival “Anarchy”. Collective exposition. Finland.
2019 Capital Animal Villena. Casa de la Cultura, KAKV, Alicante . Spain
2018 Capital Animal Alicante. Spain
2017 l’Association Nationale des Iconographies (ANI). Collective exhibition. Visa pour l´image. Perpignan. France.