Carlos Bosch
Carlos Bosch | |
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| Born | 1945-03-10 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 2020-06-22 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, photojournalist, artist, anthropologist |
| Years active | 1968–2020 |
| Known for | Photojournalism during Argentine dictatorship and Spain's transition; founding member of El Periódico de Cataluña; teaching photojournalism; architectural photography |
Carlos Bosch (1945–2020) was an Argentine photographer, photojournalist, artist, and anthropologist who lived in exile in Spain during the military dictatorship.
Biography
Born on March 10, 1945, in Buenos Aires, Bosch pursued studies in anthropology, plastic arts, and cinema. He honed his photographic skills at Editorial Abril between 1968 and 1975, engaging in photojournalism as well as fashion, architectural, and advertising photography for prominent agencies in Buenos Aires. During this period, he held the position of chief photographer at the newspaper Noticias (1973).
After escaping the Argentine dictatorship, Bosch arrived in Barcelona on February 8, 1976. There, he contributed as a photojournalist to El Correo Catalán and the magazine Cambio 16, and served as photo editor for Primera Plana. He was a founding member of the newspaper El Periódico de Cataluña, where he acted as editor-in-chief of photography and of the magazine Interviú. Bosch also worked with El País in Barcelona until his termination by editor Antonio Franco due to his independent decision to publish a photograph of then-President of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol Soley.
Bosch was instrumental in advancing visual journalism throughout Spain’s transition from Franco’s regime, often working under conditions of police suppression. Between 1984 and 1986, he instructed courses on "theory and practice of photojournalism" at I.D.E.P. in Barcelona.
In 1986, Bosch relocated to Luxembourg where he freelanced for European publications such as Opinión, Tiempo, The Observer, The Sunday Times, and Stern. Following a break beginning in 1987 dedicated to personal artistic endeavors, he moved briefly to Madrid in 1999 to serve as deputy director at the photographic agency Cover.
From 2001 until 2007, Bosch divided his time between Luxembourg and Barcelona, focusing primarily on architectural photography and authoring several books. During this era, he collaborated with periodicals including Barcelona Metròpolis Meditarrània and Quaderns (Barcelona City Council).
His photographic works are preserved in major collections like the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Chateau d'Eau in Toulouse, the Sam Wagstaff collection in New York, and Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires.
Bosch returned permanently to Argentina in 2007 and established the "Taller continuo de imagen" in 2008. He participated as a juror for the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (2008, 2012), earned First Prize at the Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales (2011), and received its Grand Prize (2016). Up until its closure, he contributed weekly to the newspaper Crítica de la Argentina and presided over photographic juries at international festivals such as Santiago Alvarez in Cuba (2009, 2015).
Throughout his career, Bosch garnered numerous awards both nationally and internationally and exhibited extensively across more than fifteen countries.
He passed away in Buenos Aires on June 22, 2020.
Exhibitions
Carlos Bosch’s photography has been showcased worldwide including exhibitions held in Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Germany, France, Brazil, and the United States.
In September 2020, a posthumous retrospective entitled I don't whisper, I scream was presented at Palau Robert in Barcelona to honor his professional legacy.