Carlos Reyes-Manzo
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Carlos Reyes-Manzo is a documentary photographer, photojournalist and poet.
He studied photography at the Instituto Filmico of the Universidad Catolica de Chile
and in 1964 began working as a photojournalist for Revista Vea in ZigZag Publishing. From 1971-73 he worked in the 16mm department of Chile Films.
Following the military coup in 1973 in which General Augusto Pinochet
came to power, he was detained and imprisoned for two years and in 1975 was exiled to Panama
.
In Panama he worked as a photojournalist for Revista Senda, ACAN-EFE and Associated Press
. In 1979 he documented the Nicaragua
n revolution and the negotiations for the handover of the Panama Canal
from the United States.
In 1979 Reyes-Manzo was kidnapped in Panama by the Chilean secret police and sent back to Chile via London. He escaped from the plane in London Heathrow Airport
and has since lived in London.
In 1982 he established the Andes Press Agency, a photo agency and publishing house.
Reyes-Manzo has travelled extensively throughout Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia documenting people who are marginalised from society and who suffer human rights abuses.
In 1984 he travelled with Cardinal Basil Hume to document the Ethiopia famine
and his work was published in the book, I Was Hungry.... In 2004 on the 20th anniversary of the famine he returned to Ethiopia and in October 2004 he held an exhibition at The Bargehouse in London.
In October 2002 he travelled to Iraq
and in February 2003, just before the war in Iraq, he held an exhibition on the people of Iraq at Foyles Gallery in London.
In 2004 he documented the murders of women in Ciudad Juarez
, Mexico, and in 2005 the murders of women in Guatemala
. In February 2006 an exhibition titled "Impunity" was held at The Oxo Gallery in London.
In February 2006 his poetry book Oranges in Times of Moon was published. In October 2006 he participated in Sidaja International Festival of Poetry in Trieste
.
He studied photography at the Instituto Filmico of the Universidad Catolica de Chile
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two Pontifical Universities in the country, along with the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. It is also one of Chile's oldest universities and...
and in 1964 began working as a photojournalist for Revista Vea in ZigZag Publishing. From 1971-73 he worked in the 16mm department of Chile Films.
Following the military coup in 1973 in which General Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
came to power, he was detained and imprisoned for two years and in 1975 was exiled to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
.
In Panama he worked as a photojournalist for Revista Senda, ACAN-EFE and Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
. In 1979 he documented the Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n revolution and the negotiations for the handover of the Panama Canal
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1904 to 1914, the canal has seen annual traffic rise from about 1,000 ships early on to 14,702 vessels measuring a total of 309.6...
from the United States.
In 1979 Reyes-Manzo was kidnapped in Panama by the Chilean secret police and sent back to Chile via London. He escaped from the plane in London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
and has since lived in London.
In 1982 he established the Andes Press Agency, a photo agency and publishing house.
Reyes-Manzo has travelled extensively throughout Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia documenting people who are marginalised from society and who suffer human rights abuses.
In 1984 he travelled with Cardinal Basil Hume to document the Ethiopia famine
1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia
A widespread famine affected the inhabitants of today's Eritrea and Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985. In northern Ethiopia, famine led to more than 400,000 deaths; over half this mortality can be attributed to human rights abuses that caused the famine to come earlier, strike harder, and extend further...
and his work was published in the book, I Was Hungry.... In 2004 on the 20th anniversary of the famine he returned to Ethiopia and in October 2004 he held an exhibition at The Bargehouse in London.
In October 2002 he travelled to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and in February 2003, just before the war in Iraq, he held an exhibition on the people of Iraq at Foyles Gallery in London.
In 2004 he documented the murders of women in Ciudad Juarez
Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez
The phenomenon of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, called in Spanish the feminicidios and las muertas de Juárez , involves the violent deaths of hundreds of women since 1993 in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, a border city across the Rio Grande from the U.S. city of El...
, Mexico, and in 2005 the murders of women in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. In February 2006 an exhibition titled "Impunity" was held at The Oxo Gallery in London.
In February 2006 his poetry book Oranges in Times of Moon was published. In October 2006 he participated in Sidaja International Festival of Poetry in Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
.
Books
- Across Frontiers (1996) ISBN 978-0-952782-1-5
- Oranges in Times of Moon (2006) ISBN 978-0-9527182-4-6