Anamaria Chediak
Anamaria’s lens effortlessly crosses borders. Capturing the essence of cultures and wildlife around the world has been the driving force behind her photography.
Born in Quito, Ecuador, I studied Advertising and Marketing in Boston before dedicating myself to studying photography in Madrid, which cemented my passion for sharing my vision of the world through visual stories.
I find peace in wild places; inspiration in the balanced and harmonious; connection in conversations and shared emotions; intellectual challenge in framing colour, composition and light at just the right moment.
Having grown up in one of the planet’s most biodiverse and culturally-diverse nations, I cultivated an intense interest in both the natural world — and wildlife in particular — as well as for identity and cultural manifestations, keen to celebrate the power of diversity in our increasingly homogenous world.
I am driven by an insatiable curiosity, born from my early explorations of the Andes, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands, and by an indomitable passion for understanding; then sharing what I have captured with a wider audience.
Only when lost in the wilds of the natural world do I truly connectwith a primeval force,find the real meaning offreedom and the true purposeof my existence
Over the years, I have portrayed hundreds of the women I have met across the globe. They have become an important part of my calling, forming an ongoing, empathetic project.
While always wanting my work to speak meaningfully to people, to elicit an intellectual response, the power of beauty to communicate — like a rush of blood to the head, when your senses spark a feeling that is both intimate and hugely powerful — is always present.
As the environmental crisis has grown, I have found myself employing photography more politically, as a tool for raising awareness. Whether as a mother of children learning about the world, a teacher of my craft or an exhibitor of my work, my exaltation of the natural world has increasingly become a cry for awareness and for change. If my work can play a part in making us reflect on our responsibility to the planet more deeply, then my efforts will have been worthwhile.
TESTIMONIALS
“As you dive into this glorious book by Anamaría Chediak and begin absorbing her breathtaking images, you begin to understand what Darwin found so magical about this place... Anamaria’s images are pure poetry and capture so perfectly not only the magic of the place but also the reason why it must be protected” said regarded to her book “GALÁPAGOS Life & Evolution”.
Philippe Cousteau
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
“What set this book apart for me was the combination of portraiture alongside the wildlife photography. Here we see a vision of Africa that is more than a landscape – it´s a home. A place where, for millennia, families have lived alongside their wild neighbors. Their lives are tied to the land in ways that many of us can only imagine. And in their faces Anamaria Chediak shows us both the struggle and hope of a continent” said regarded to her book “Africa”.
Yolanda Kakabadse
President, WWF International
“With the passion of an alchemist, Anamaria Chediak takes the resources of photography to the limit and incorporates mystery into her work. Anamaria's alchemy harks back to those who seek the philosopher's stone and reveals new horizons that are increasingly profound and mysterious”.
Hernán Crespo Toral (+)
ex former Cultural Director of UNESCO
EXHIBITIONS
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Anamaria has participated in individual and collective exhibitions in Latin America, the United States, and Europe.
Some of the most important of these include:
"The 2019 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition", collective exhibition, Somerset House, London - England (April - May 2019)
"Caminos de Hierro", a collective Traveling Exhibition through 13 cities in Spain (Sep 2018 until January 2020).
"El Final de la Aventura", collective exhibition, Institut D'Estudis Fotografics de Catalunya, Barcelona - Spain (Septiembre 2017).
"El Final de la Aventura", collective exhibition, CEART, Madrid - Spain (July 2016), "Une vision graphique feminine" a collective exhibition held  lËspace Culturel Pablo Romero, Nimes - Francia (May-June 2014).
"Audiovisual exhibition Jose Tomás en solitario”, Aula Magna del Convento de San Francisco, Quito (December 2013).
"Regards de toreros”, Château de la Tuilerie, Nimes-Francia (December 2012).
"Mano a Mano a La Féria des Vendanges”, Nimes - Francia, (September 2012).
"Africa”, individual exhibition, Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Quito (September 2010).
"Gestos Jondos”, an individual exhibition held in Quito (Nov 2009).
"Bloom” , an individual exhibition about flowers along the Equator held in Quito (September 2008).
"Shapes, Colors, and Textures”, an exhibition held at the AH Design showroom in Miami, during Art Basel(November 2008).
"Ethos”, an individual exhibition held in the Main Gallery at the Plaza de Las Ventas, Madrid (May 2005).
"Cuento Ecuatoriano”, Madrid, Spain, in the main exhibition hall of the Canal de Isabel II (September to December 2003) sponsored by the city government.
"Exposición simultánea Francia – Ecuador”, Quito – Lyon, an innovative virtual encounter between the two cities (May 2002).
"Desnudando el Alma”, an individual exhibition held in the Museo de la Cuidad in Quito and Guayaquil (December 2000).
"Luces y Sombras”, individual exhibition held in Quito (November 1997).
"Woman’s Eye”, a collective exhibition held at the FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) in Quito (October 1996).
AWARDS
Around the world
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2020
Women of the Year in Visual Arts
Revista Hogar
Guayaquil, Ecuador
LensCulture
Journey 2020, Finalist
Photography: Solitude
IPA International Photography Awards
2020 One Shot: Movement Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: Movement
Category: Movement, Nature
2019
Sony World Photography Awards
London, UK
National Awards Ecuador, Winner
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: GALAPAGOS Life & Evolution
Categories: Book, Nature
The Epson International Pano Awards
Bronze Award
Serie: The Silent Road
Categories: Open
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Light on Earth
Categories: Fine Art, Landscapes
The Epson International Pano Awards
Bronze Award
Serie: Light Before the Storm
Categories: Open
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Traces of Time
Categories: Architecture, Historic
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Memories
Categories: Special, Travel / Wanderlust
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Light on Earth
Categories: Nature, Landscape
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Memories
Categories: People, Traditions / Culture
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Together even in silence
Categories: Special, Travel / Wanderlust
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: Together even in silence
Categories: People, Traditions / Culture
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: In your eyes
Categories: People, Portrait
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: GALAPAGOS Life & Evolution
Categories: Book, Self Published
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: In your eyes
Categories: People, Other
IPA International Photography Awards
2019 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Title: GALAPAGOS Life & Evolution
Categories: Book, Other
2018
Caminos de Hierro, Spain
Concurso Edición 29
Photography: La chica del Tren
IPA International Photography Awards
2017 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Serie: Galápagos Wings
Categories: Nature, Wildlife
2017
IPA International Photography Awards
One-Shot: Climate Change Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: Thin air
Category: Man
IPA International Photography Awards
One-Shot: Climate Change Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: Where only ashes remain
Category: Earth
IPA International Photography Awards
One-Shot: Climate Change Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: The Giants are melting
Category: Water
IPA International Photography Awards
One-Shot: Climate Change Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: Thin air
Category: Machine
IPA International Photography Awards
One-Shot: Climate Change Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: The Giants are melting
Category: Earth
IPA International Photography Awards
One-Shot: Climate Change Professional Honorable Mention
Photography: Thin air
Category: Air
2016
IPA International Photography Awards
2016 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Serie: Brothers in Earth
Categories: Nature, Trees
IPA International Photography Awards
2016 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Serie: Cultural Diversity Should be the world's strength
Categories: People, Portrait
IPA International Photography Awards
2016 IPA Professional Honorable Mention
Serie: Flowers at Latitud Cero
Categories: Nature, Flowers
2014
Enrique Ponce Award
Photographer of the Year
Madrid - España