SPMOP's 4th Photo Laureate is Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno
Documentary photographer and filmmaker Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Over the past three decades, he has worked with international organizations including OXFAM, USAID, WWF, the United Nations, and major news agencies such as Reuters, AFP, AP, and EFE. Juan was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize (2018) with the Miami Herald team for Dirty Gold and for the Gabo Award (2019) for Frontera Cautiva. His long-term project on Colombia's War on Drugs examines the impact of coca cultivation on rural and Indigenous communities, highlighting displacement, inequality, cultural heritage, and evolving drug policies.
Juan will have a solo exhibition with work made during his time as Photo Laureate next year, at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.
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