BIOGRAPHY
Fernando Chuy was born in Guatemala, is a freelance photographer based in Guatemala City.
Photographer of social documentation and street photography.
2023 - ZUMA Press, Freelance Photojournalist.
2014 - Present Freelance Photojournalist.
2018 – Present photo contributor for Heavyblogisheavy.
2015 - 2017 Photo contributor and writer to Suplemento Semanal Cultural La Hora Newspaper.
2014 Photo selected to portray Manuel Galich for Proyecto Foto 7 is a photographic project that annually pays tribute to seven personalities of Guatemalan culture.
2015 Photos selected at the inauguration and presentation of the photo-book 140 Días de Primavera and exhibition at cultural center La Erre, Guatemala.
2016 Photo contributor to Prensa Comunitaria.
2016 Photos selected at the inauguration and presentation of Guatemala En MovimientoS from Prensa Comunitaria at documentary memory of a project cultural YAXS, Guatemala.
October 2016 workshop with journalist Juan Pablo Dardón, Gonzo Journalism, at the Fundación Paiz, Guatemala.
February 2019 teached at a photography workshop for Fotokids, Guatemala City.
2019 Photo selected in the annual Central American festival ESFOTO Periodismo 19.
2018-2020 film crew member with documentary filmmaker from the South Side of Chicago Director Rodney Lucas creator of short documentaries, commercials and branded content for the likes of US Bank, NOWNESS, Vice. Film crew member for La Mujer Guerrera from NOWNESS.
August 2020 Photo contributor for the short film Josefina by Nadia Flamenco.
October 2020 The Other Hundred series, www.theotherhundred.com a non-profit global photojournalism initiative that provides a better understanding of the people who make up the world and the lives they lead. 2020 edition celebrates the men, women and children who have been healing their communities during the global pandemic through selfless acts of work, caring, kindness and compassion. Photo stories selected as one of the final 100. Country: Guatemala.
October 2020 Photos selected of the photo-book Todas aquí, todas ahora: una constelación de voces para pensar Guatemala.
March 2021 Photos selected for the exposition for the second edition of Mirar, Casa Noj, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
August 2021 Photos selected for the virtual exposition EKEKO, Exposición De Fotografía Latinoamericana Contemporánea by @canalpobrecitomortal, Providencia, Santiago de Chile.
2014 - 2022 Photo contributor to barrancopolis.com digital media in Guatemala.
June 2023 Photojournalist to No-Ficción.
October 2023 Photo contributor to Prensa Comunitaria.
November 2024 film crew member with documentary filmmaker from Guatemala City Director Gustavo García Documental Picture for Dejar grabada una canción film selected at the officials films festivals: Montreal Independent Film Festival 2023, Festival Internacional de Cine Austral - Argentina 2023, Mittelamerikanisches filmfestival - Viena 2023, Festival Ícaro 2024.
December 2024 Photos selected for the exposition Let it Burn, Barrio Logan, San Diego, California, United States.
Contact:
email: fernandochuyfotoinfo@gmail.com
Instagram: fernandochuyk
Facebook: fernandochuyk
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Photographer of social documentation and street photography.
2023 - ZUMA Press, Freelance Photojournalist.
2014 - Present Freelance Photojournalist.
2018 – Present photo contributor for Heavyblogisheavy.
2015 - 2017 Photo contributor and writer to Suplemento Semanal Cultural La Hora Newspaper.
2014 Photo selected to portray Manuel Galich for Proyecto Foto 7 is a photographic project that annually pays tribute to seven personalities of Guatemalan culture.
2015 Photos selected at the inauguration and presentation of the photo-book 140 Días de Primavera and exhibition at cultural center La Erre, Guatemala.
2016 Photo contributor to Prensa Comunitaria.
2016 Photos selected at the inauguration and presentation of Guatemala En MovimientoS from Prensa Comunitaria at documentary memory of a project cultural YAXS, Guatemala.
October 2016 workshop with journalist Juan Pablo Dardón, Gonzo Journalism, at the Fundación Paiz, Guatemala.
February 2019 teached at a photography workshop for Fotokids, Guatemala City.
2019 Photo selected in the annual Central American festival ESFOTO Periodismo 19.
2018-2020 film crew member with documentary filmmaker from the South Side of Chicago Director Rodney Lucas creator of short documentaries, commercials and branded content for the likes of US Bank, NOWNESS, Vice. Film crew member for La Mujer Guerrera from NOWNESS.
August 2020 Photo contributor for the short film Josefina by Nadia Flamenco.
October 2020 The Other Hundred series, www.theotherhundred.com a non-profit global photojournalism initiative that provides a better understanding of the people who make up the world and the lives they lead. 2020 edition celebrates the men, women and children who have been healing their communities during the global pandemic through selfless acts of work, caring, kindness and compassion. Photo stories selected as one of the final 100. Country: Guatemala.
October 2020 Photos selected of the photo-book Todas aquí, todas ahora: una constelación de voces para pensar Guatemala.
March 2021 Photos selected for the exposition for the second edition of Mirar, Casa Noj, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
August 2021 Photos selected for the virtual exposition EKEKO, Exposición De Fotografía Latinoamericana Contemporánea by @canalpobrecitomortal, Providencia, Santiago de Chile.
2014 - 2022 Photo contributor to barrancopolis.com digital media in Guatemala.
June 2023 Photojournalist to No-Ficción.
October 2023 Photo contributor to Prensa Comunitaria.
November 2024 film crew member with documentary filmmaker from Guatemala City Director Gustavo García Documental Picture for Dejar grabada una canción film selected at the officials films festivals: Montreal Independent Film Festival 2023, Festival Internacional de Cine Austral - Argentina 2023, Mittelamerikanisches filmfestival - Viena 2023, Festival Ícaro 2024.
December 2024 Photos selected for the exposition Let it Burn, Barrio Logan, San Diego, California, United States.
Contact:
email: fernandochuyfotoinfo@gmail.com
Instagram: fernandochuyk
Facebook: fernandochuyk
X: fernandochuyk