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He started working for Agencia EFE when he was 14
years old, as an apprentice at the agency’s photographic
laboratory preparing processing materials. Slowly but
surely, he started to take pictures for the agency as a
street photographer, illustrating the changes in both
the late Franchoist period and the transition.
His best-known photo is that of Coronel Antonio Tejero
at the Spanish parliament during the coup-d’état in 1981
Spain. This photograph earned him the World Press Photo
of the Year. To grant the prize, the World Press Photo
Jury -the Netherlands Association of Journalism- had to
choose from 5,319 photographs sent by 915 photographers
from 51 countries. The snapshot also won the National
Journalism Award.
He has also won the Ortega y Gasset Prize for a
photograph of the royal family in the water polo final
at the Barcelona Olympic Games, the ABC Mingote Award,
and the Work Merit Medal.
During his work at Agencia EFE, he held the
following positions: Photographer-in-chief,
Editor-in-chief, and graphic services sub-director. He
has travelled the five continents as a special
correspondent, reporting on Heads of State and on great
events of all sorts. He was the president of the
Association of Graphic Journalists for several years and
a member of the governing board of Madrid's Press
Association. He is currently retired. He gives lectures
about the world of photography and photojournalism. |
