João Castellano

João Castellano, Independent photojournalist working for Brazilian and international media since 2007. Staff photographer from Istoé one of the largest magazine in Brazil from April 2010 to September 2016. In 2016 he launched his three-year documental project “Sou Farofa” which was published in magazines and websites around the world, such as El País, Marie Claire France, Burn, Der Spiegel, The Atlantic, The New York Times Lens Blog, Photo Pro Germany. In 2016 spent six months in Iraq photographing the conflict against the Islamic State. His work there was published in several outlets such as Al Jazeera, La Croix and Le Point (France), Serafina Magazine, Época and Folha de S. Paulo. The essay “Dreams”, also produced during his period in Iraq, was displayed at “Na Linha de Frente”, an exhibition of Brazilian war photographers in Fortaleza’s Museu da Fotografia and is part of the museum’s collection. Exhibitions 2017 “Na Linha de Frente” - Museu da Fotografia de Fortaleza, Fortaleza CE 2016 Collective Exhibition Casa Aberta - Doc Gallery, São Paulo SP 2016 Collective Exhibition at Foto em Pauta Photo Festival, Tiradentes MG 2016 Collective Exhibition at Red Bull Station, São Paulo SP 2011 Collective Exhibition “Vejo peras nove versos do olhar” Augôsto Augusta Gallery, São Paulo SP Lectures 2017 Museu da Fotografia de Fortaleza, Fortaleza CE 2016 Arfoc, São Paulo SP 2016 Foto Invasão, São Paulo SP 2016 “O novo e o velho” [New and old] with Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Senac Rio de Janeiro, RJ 2015 Luminus Fotoclube, São Paulo SP