Jerez-born photojournalist Javier Fernández González, 42, acknowledged as Javier Fergo, died of heart troubles.
Javier Fergo (Jerez, 1980) researched pictures in the Uk and, on his return to Spain in 2005, began a occupation which he embarked on in different regional and regional newspapers and due to the fact 2013 he has collaborated with national and worldwide newspapers these types of as The New York Moments, The Washington Article, Le Monde or AP.
His will work, in which he primarily portrayed war conflicts, the drama of immigrants and refugees and the world of flamenco, (he was the photographer of the Competition de Jerez), have deserved these types of recognition that they have been regarded in 2019 Photoreporter of the calendar year in the United kingdom, the third prize at the Chris Hondros Memorial Award 2019 awarded by the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, as well as the UNESCO Humanity Image Award.
Javier Fergo, who also immortalized the war in Ukraine in his photos, died yesterday in his hometown, exactly where he was not able to defeat a coronary heart challenge he was making an attempt to recuperate from.
The Jerez Push Association has demonstrated “its deep regret” for the sudden demise of the younger photographer, “a person of the best exponents of Jerez photojournalism” and “passionate” about the career that “stands out for its human high quality and company, earning from an early age the affection and recognition of the complete profession “.
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