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Photographer Biography: Aaron Sosa

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Aaron Sosa (b.1980) is a freelance photographer based in Caracas, Venezuela where he works serving international editorial and corporate clients. His work has been exhibited in over 50 gallery showings across Europe and Latin America. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards for his documentary work and has served as an ambassador of the arts throughout Latin America on speaking tours and through teaching University-level workshops, most notably with the Latin American Kaleidoscope Project. In between assignments and travels, Sosa may be found roaming the streets with his Holga, up to his elbows in fixer in his darkroom or working with children's NGOs to teach photography to disadvantaged youths in the slums of Caracas.
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Venezuela: Sinamaica Lagoon
By Aaron Sosa
Posted in all, features, central & south america, slides on 2 June 2010
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Sinamaica Lagoon is a large extension of water located northwest of Zulia state, Venezuela. The Paraujano population or ethnic Añu that inhabit this area have been lived on the Lagoon, in stilted houses over the water “palafitos”, since pre-colonial times. People living there, now estimated at 2800, use this body of water for fishing, transport, [...]

Cuba: Laughs And Cries Of Havana
By Aaron Sosa
Posted in all, features, central & south america, slides on 24 January 2010
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The archipelago of Cuba consists of 110.992 square kilometers, situated in the center of the Caribbean Sea. This country has been whipped by both natural disasters and political regimes, both of which have left the island the bearer of a past that marks it in the extended and continually-changing story of Universal History. A national [...]