Miguel Rio Branco (1946)
Miguel Rio Branco
Miguel Rio Branco, full name Miguel da Silva Paranhos do Rio Branco, is a Brazilian photographer, artist, director and creator of multimedia installations.
His father was a diplomat and as a child Miguel lived in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA, now living and working in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After earning a degree in photography from the New York Institute of Photography, Miguel first worked as a cameraman and then worked with the Magnum agency. Miguel is known for exploring and crossing two different art forms: painting and photography. He has also shot 14 short films and eight long films, he is recognized in the world as one of the best color photojournalists.
Miguel Rio Branco's photographs are part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
| Date and place of birt: | 11 december 1946, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
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| Nationality: | Spain, Brazil |
| Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Filmmaker, Journalist, Media artist, Photographer |
| Genre: | Documentary photography, Photojournalism, Reportage, Street Photography |
| Art style: | Color photo, Contemporary art |
