Bio Español

Ari Espay es fotógrafo documental independiente chileno con base en New York, USA y Santiago, Chile. Los últimos 10 años produjo y enseñó en los talleres de fotografía de National Geographic en Nueva York, San Francisco y Santa Lucia junto a grandes fotógrafos como Joe McNally, Ira Block, Bob Sacha, David Alan Harvey de la agencia Magnum y Ed Kashi de la agencia VII.

Como fotógrafo independiente se ha dedicado a recorrer el mundo haciendo trabajos documentales y sociales, campañas comerciales y ensayos editoriales para distintos clientes en Estados Unidos y Sudamérica.

Ha producido más de 30 portadas y sus trabajos han sido publicados en reconocidos medios internacionales como, Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, The New York Times, InLan, Vogue Latin America, Gatopardo, QuePasa, Caras, Cosas, ED entre otros.

Entre sus clientes comerciales cabe destacar Maybelline, DW Drums, Kohana Rum, Australis Cruise Line, Ferouch, Newman, Monarch, Corpbanca, Pzena Financial Group, The Imprint Group, etc.

Dentro de sus multiples exposiciones destacan las más recientes “A Glimse of South East Asia” en el Museo de Cento, Italia 2018, “Mingalarbar Myanmar” en Roma y Bologna, Italia, 2016 y “Faces of EB” en New York, 2015.

En el año 2012 fue nombrado Director Artístico de los proyectos internacionales de la Galeria64 y además es fundador de la organización sin fines de lucro llamada Statement Arts, la cual se dedica a hacer talleres de fotografía a jóvenes fotógrafos de escasos recursos alrededor del mundo.

Ha publicado 3 libros, como fotógrafo “Colors of San Miguel de Allende” y como editor, “King for a Day”, “Diehard” y “2020Unmasked”, el cual obtuvo numerosos premios internacionales por Libro Documental y Autopublicacion.

Habla 3 idiomas y le gusta pasar el tiempo en las montañas.

BOOKS

2023 American Photography 39, Photographer

2021 American Photography 37, Photographer

2021 2020Unmasked Book, Photo Editor

2008 Colors of San Miguel de Allende; Book, Camie Sands, Photographer.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

2021 Art on the Avenue Collective Exhibition, New York City

2018-2019 A Glimpse of South East Asia, Museum of Cento, Italy
2016 Mingalarbar, Myanmar- Torri Dell'Acqua in Budrio/Bologna Italy

2016 Mingalarbar, Myanmar- Comune di Budrio Biblioteca, Italy

2016 Mingalarbar, Myanmar- Spazio Ducrot, Rome, Italy

2015 Debra Foundation EB Awareness, Punto, New York City

2010 ImMigration - Hillyer Art Gallery, FotoWeek DC, Washington

2009 Historias de Hotel - W Hotel, Santiago, Chile

2009 New York Mercantile Exchange, New York City

2009 New York Law School, New York City

2007 Ninos Piel de Cristal, Chile

2006 Impact on the Gulf - Chashama Gallery, New York City

2005 Kids With Cameras - Julie Saul Gallery, New York City

2005 Soho House - New York City

2001 Foto Color - Santiago, Chile

2000 Estacion Mapocho - Santiago, Chile

1999 Marfoto - Santiago, Chile

Bio English

Award-winning photographer, Ari Espay, splits his time between New York City and Santiago, Chile. Ari has shot documentary pieces, campaigns and editorial essays for magazines in the US and all over South America including; Architectural Digest, Vogue Latin America, Que Pasa, and ED. He has worked for Maybelline, Gillette, Corpbanca and Ferouch and has shot portraits for Presidents, internationally known actors, Emmy Award winning directors, Broadway performers, politicians and high profile business people.

With numerous gallery exhibitions, Ari’s recent show, “A Glimpse of Southeast Asia” was featured at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, a museum in Cento, Italy (2018 – 2019). Other exhibitions include; “Art on the Avenue” (New York City 2021), “Mingalabar Myanmar”(Rome and Bologna, Italy - 2016) and “The Faces of EB” in New York City (2015). In 2012, he was named as Artistic Director of International Projects for Galeria64, the only gallery in Chile exhibiting photography exclusively.

Ari has won Chile’s prestigious Fondart Grant, was a 2023 American Photography 39 Winner, a 2023 IPA International Photo Award, Honorable Mention in Deeper Perspectives, a 2023 IPA International Photo Award, Honorable Mention in Portraiture, a 2023 BIFA Budapest International Foto Award Silver winner in Editorial Photo Essay, a 2022 American Photography 37 Chosen Winner, and was awarded an Honorable Mention in IPA/International Photography Awards 2021 for Editorial/Press Contemporary Issues. He was a finalist in National Geographic’s Photography Competition, “Luces de America” and in 2018 he was a ‘CHOSEN Winner’ in Latin American AI-AP.

He has published 4 books. As a photographer, his work can be seen in "Colors of San Miguel de Allende" and he was the editor for Erin Feinberg’s "Diehards" and “King for a Day” . He was the photo editor for “2020 Unmasked” book which won 2 Honorable Mentions at the IPA/International Photography Awards for Documentary and Self-published book.

For 10 years, he taught photography workshops for National Geographic and their legendary photographers including, Joe McNally, Bob Sacha, Ira Block, VII's agency Ed Kashi and Magnum's David Alan Harvey. He has worked and traveled in more than 40 countries.

Ari speaks 3 languages and enjoys spending time in the mountains.

AWARDS

2023 BIFA Budapest International Foto Award Silver winner in Editorial Photo Essay

2023 BIFA Budapest International Foto Award 4 Honorable Mention in Portraiture

2023 American Photography AI-AP 39 Winner

2023 IPA International Photo Award, Honorable Mention in Deeper Perspectives

2023 IPA International Photo Award, Honorable Mention in Portraiture

2023 IPA International Photo Award, Official Selection Professional.

2022 BIFA Budapest International Foto Award Silver winner in Book / Documentary

2022 MIFA Moscow International Photo Award Winner for our book, 2020Unmasked, in the Documentary Book category

2022 CHOSEN Winner 38 American Photography AI-AP

2022 Featured in the Critics’ Choice 2022 Competition Gallery at Lensculture

2022 Featured in the Street Photography Awards Competition Gallery at Lensculture

2021 IPA International Photo Award Honorable Mention in the Professional Editorial/ Press-Contemporary Issues category.

2021 IPA International Photo Award Honorable Mention for our book, 2020Unmasked, in the professional Documentary Book category

2021 IPA International Photo Award Honorable Mention for our book, 2020Unmasked, in the professional Self-Publish Book Category.

2021 American Photography AI-AP 37 Winner

2018 CHOSEN Latin American AI-AP / CHOSEN Winner Latin American AI-AP

2004 National Geographic Photography Contest - 'Luces de America' Second Place Winner

2003 Fondart Award Winner 2003 – National Art Contest Sponsored by the Chilean Government