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Juan Arredondo is a Colombian-American photographer whose images explore social inequality and human-right issues.  

Juan assisted photographers Eugene Richards and Lori Grinker, and held a teacher assistant position at ICP (International Center of Photography) in New York City. That same year Juan began to travel to Colombia to photograph that country’s protracted conflict. 

Juan is a regular contributor for The New York Times and National Geographic. His photographs have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, ESPN, Vanity Fair, LeMonde Magazine, Der Spiegel, amongst others.  

His work has been commissioned by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UNHCR, UNMAS, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Save the Children. 

Awards: 

Knight Latin American Nieman Fellow 

Harvard University, 2018-2019 

World Press Photo Award 

'Peace Football Club' second prize sports stories, 2018 

American Photography 34, Winner, Photo Annual 2018 

Visura Grant for Outstanding Project  

Born into Conflict, Top Finalist, 2017 

ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or award 

Born into Conflict, Recipient, 2016 

Visura Grant  

Born into Conflict, Finalist, 2016  

The Aftermath Project Grant 

Every body needs a good neighbor, Finallist, 201

Aaron Siskind Individual Photographer’s Fellowship Grant 

Born into Conflict, Recipient , 2015 

Getty Grant for Editorial Photography 

Born into Conflict, Recipient , 2014 

Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica 

Premio Infrarrojo Historias de Luz que no se ven 

Destierro, Recipient, 2014 

Getty Images Emerging Talent Award 

Recipient, 2013 

NPPA Multimedia Inmersion Scholarship 

Recipient, 2013 

Magenta Foundation Flash Forward 

Emerging Photographer USA Winner, 2012 

World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass 

Nominee, 2010, 2011 

PDN Photo Annual 

First place student, 2010 

The Yarka Vendriska Scholarship  

Recipient, 2010 

Eddie Adams Workshop Barnstrom XXI 

The New York Times Award, 2010