About Julio Aracil

       Julio Aracil was born in Alicante, Spain, in 1983. He graduated in Photography and Digital creation by Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Terrassa (Barcelona), in 2006. He completed his education in workshop and seminars with Spanish and international photographers, like Alex Majoli, Chris Anderson, Donna DeCesare, Ciuco Guitierrez …

      Between 2005 and 2008 he was working in personal projects in Equatorial Guinea and Australia. He was finalist of New Talent FNAC Spain 2008 in photography award with a project about the east of Australia.

      In 2008 he started to work as a professional photojournalist with assignments from Bloomberg and ATP. But in September he decided to move to Bolivia where he is working about social movements and political situation. During 2009 he has been selected for Foto8 Summer Show in HOST gallery, London, and for the Eddie Adams Workshop Barnstorm XXII. He also received the third prize in Revela 09 International Forum The Photographic Report and Society.

Awards

   2009
     .:3rd prize in Revela 09 International Forum The Photographic Report and Society, Oleiros, Spain.
     .:Foto8 Summer Show, HOST gallery, London, UK.
     .:Eddie Adams Workshop Barnstorm, Jeffersonwille, NY, USA.
   2008
     .:Finalist New Talent FNAC in photography, Spain

Exhibitions

   2008-2010
     .: “Sentir el Tenis” Collective exhibition. Travelling around the FNAC centers, Spain.