Joan Fontcuberta (Barcelona, 1955) is one of the most internationally renowned Catalan photographers. He has been awarded the National Photography Prize, the National Essay Prize, and the Hasselblad Prize.
He also works as a theorist of the photographic image and as a photographic editor and has promoted contemporary photography through numerous events, conferences, and exhibitions. Both his theoretical and photographic works question the assumed truth of the photographic image. His multifaceted artistic production revolves around the verisimilitude of the image and its capacity to represent and supplant the real world.
He also works as a theorist of the photographic image and as a photographic editor and has promoted contemporary photography through numerous events, conferences, and exhibitions. Both his theoretical and photographic works question the assumed truth of the photographic image. His multifaceted artistic production revolves around the verisimilitude of the image and its capacity to represent and supplant the real world.
