Rubén Salgado Escudero
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Rubén Salgado Escudero a National Geographic Explorer and contributing photographer. In 2014, while based in Myanmar, he began his on-going project Solar Portraits which has been published by National Geographic Magazine, Time, GEO, El Pais, and Spiegel amongst others. It is supported by the United Nations and in 2019 The project earned a National Geographic Society Explorer’s Grant.
Rubén's works have been exhibited in over 20 cities worldwide including New York, London, Tokyo and at the Rencontres D'arles photo festival in France. He is a member of The Photo Society, a community of National Geographic Magazine photographers.
As an experienced lecturer, Rubén has given a TedX Talk in Beijing, various talks worldwide for National Geographic Learning, and Temple University, Tokyo and the Sony Gallery in New York City.
Grants
2020 The Photo Society / Sony Grant, Storytelling
2019 National Geographic Explorer's Grant, Storytelling
Awards
2019 Winner 3rd Place: POY Latam, Portraits Category
2019 Winner 3rd Place: International Photography Grant, Portraits Category
2019 Honorable Mention: LensCulture Storytelling Awards
2019 Honorable Mention: PH Museum Mobile Photography Awards
2018 Winner 1st Place: Royal Geographical Society London, Earth Photo Awards
2017 Honorable Mention: CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year
2016 Winner 3rd Place: Sony World Photography Award, Portraits Category
2016 Honorable Mention: NANNEN PREIS
2016 Honorable Mention: CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year
2015 Winner 1st Place: Sony World Photography Award, Portraits Category
2015 Winner 1st Place: FCCT -Lightrocket Asia-Pacific Photojournalism Award, Environment Category
2015 Winner 3rd Place: POY Latam, Portraits Category
2015 Honorable Mention: IPA Portrait Category
2015 Honorable Mention: IPA Environmental Category
2015 Honorable Mention: LensCulture Portrait Awards
2015 Honorable Mention: Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards

2017 - Environmental Photography of the Year, 2016 - NANNEN PREIS , 2016 - Sony World Photography Award, 2016 - Environmental Photography of the Year, 2015 - Sony World Photography Award, 2015 - Foreign Correspondents Club Asia-Pacific Award, 2015 - Picture of the Year (POY) Latam, 2015 - LensCulture Portrait Awards, 2015 - Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards
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