Born in Madrid (1977) but drawn to Manchester, where he now lives, Guille Ibanez (1977) is a photographer whose work focuses on culture, tradition and human interaction. Originally trained as a cinematographer, he still combines professional film and video work with his passion for photography. The tension between the moving and the still image goes to the heart of Guille's work, and his pictures are often referred to as being like frames from a film.

His discovery of photography began relatively recently with street photography. However, he quickly realised that photography was about more than just capturing isolated moments and that the real power of the camera was as a means of exploring human behaviours and stories and as a tool to connect and interact with the world and the people around him.

Guille develops long term projects mostly in his home country of Spain, but he also works within the UK and Asia. Religion and human faith play a major part in his work which has been part of many festivals around Europe and America and he has been a finalist at prestigious festivals such as MIFA (Moscow International Foto) and BSPF (Brussels Street Photography Festival).

 

Photo highlights so far:

• Observe Collective Exhibition // Finalist and Exhibited / Iserlohn, Germany / July 2015
• Miami Street Photography Festival 2015  // Finalist and Exhibited / Miami, USA / December 2015
• MIFA 2016 (Moscow international foto awards) // Winner and exhibited / June 2016
• The Independent Photographer Competition // Finalist and exhibited / Berlin, Germany / September 2017
• BSPF (Brussels Street Photography Festival) // Finalist and 2nd place on the International Series Award / October 2017
• Miami Street Photography Festival 2017 // Finalist and exhibited / Miami, USA / December 2017

'Tierra Santa' First Solo Photography Exhibition // Instituto Cervantes, Manchester / Jan - April 18


Tokyo International Photography Festival // Honourable mention for Photo series 'El Rocio' / Tokyo, Japan / February 2018
San Francisco Photography Festival 2018 // Photo Series finalist and exhibited / San Francisco, USA / June 2018

Finalist of Portrait of Britain 18 // Included in Portrait of Britain 18 book


Miami Street Photography Festival 2018 // People's Choice Award winner