David Airob (Barcelona, 1967) is a photojournalist with a distinguished career in documentary photography. He studied Image and Sound at the EMAV school and began his career in 1984, collaborating with various media outlets. In 1990, he published his first images in the Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia, where he joined the graphic information team a few months later. At this newspaper, he has covered a wide range of events, from election campaigns to the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. From 2007 to 2010, he served as Chief Photo Editor.
In addition to his journalistic work, he has developed personal projects, such as Zurich, el último gran Café, which earned him the Agustí Centelles Photojournalism Award in 1995. His images have been published in international magazines such as Time, Paris Match, and Der Spiegel, among others.
He is the co-founder of the Centre de Fotografia Documental de Barcelona (lafotobcn) and has led master classes, workshops, and conferences at various universities and educational institutions in Spain. He has also served as a jury member in photography contests, including the latest edition of Fotopress. His work has been showcased in several solo exhibitions and published in books. Additionally, he is the editor of The W side, a blog dedicated to photojournalism and photo editing.
2012 Sony World Photography Awards - Winner, Architecture, Professional Competition.
