Gillmar Said Villamil Lemus
Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
Colombian photographer. He studied Industrial Design, devoting several years to teaching in this field, which was alternating with his passion for photography, with which he configured his own creative identity. For several years he has been working as a documentary maker and videographer for public institutions, where he has had the opportunity to tour the country, building a historical document of the populations and their relationship with the environment.
His photographic essays and some of his images have been published in print media such as Archivo Latino, Esquire Latin America and El Tiempo, Colombia's main printed media. As well as on digital platforms such as Getty Images (@gettyreportage). In 2019 he obtained special mention of the jury in the Visual Storytelling Awards, of the Lensculture photography platform.
2019 - Visual Storytelling Awards 2019
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- Conflict
- Corporate
- Editorial
- Environment
- Interview
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Video capture
Guerrilla security
Gillmar Said Villamil Lemus
A young FARC guerrilla in her lookout post, watches over the safety of one of the concentration zones in Caquetá.
These places were established by the government as meeting points for combatants, while peace dialogues between that guerrilla and the Colombian state are developed.
Family meeting
Gillmar Said Villamil Lemus
120 civilians died during the bloody attack that the population of Bojayá experienced, during the crossfire between guerrillas and paramilitaries.
This being one of the most embarrassing facts of the war that Colombia lived for more than 50 years.
A family gathers to commemorate their deceased relatives, religious vigils are a means to cope with the loss of loved ones.