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This photographer and musician was born in Jaén (Spain),in April 1964. In 1982 he started its career as a laboratory assistant. Some months later, he began to cooperate as a press photographer in IDEAL newpaper, and he worked there until March 2000. He has worked as a graphic correspondent for EFE agency between 1986 and 1988. Also between those years (1986-1988), he made several trips to Normandy, Paris and Brittany (France), where he did several photograph reports. He travelled to Argentina at 2004 where he did several photograph reports about Buenos Aires and Patagony
In the past months he has published his pictures in press publications such as: Tierra, El País (Babelia), La Mirada, Diario Jaén, Evasión, Mondo Sonoro, Planeta ritmo... Besides, he also collaborates with online magazines such as Rootsworld.com, Indyrock, buscamusica.org and the northamerican magazines Rhythm-World and Dirty Linen. He is the official photographer at several festivals such as Etnosur (Alcalá la Real), Entresures (Málaga), Espantapitas (Almería), Funk Festival Imagina (Torres), Fiesta de la Primavera, Disfruta Jaen, Premio Internacional Jaén de Piano, and festival internacional de Jazz (Jaén) He had made pictures for video productions (flamenco show by Juana Amaya and "Flamencos Siglo XXI" at 2004), CD covers (Hormigones 1997, Kilema 2003, Nardy Castellini 2008...), books ("Las músicas del mundo" y "Las Músicas de Asia" by A. Linage, Etnosur 10 years...) and advertising posters (Etnosur 1997-2005, feria alternativa Jaén 00...). He had made too photo-books for groups as Lost Sound, Radio Mundo and Pulseritas. His pictures can be seen in art and photography portals, such as arterealidad.com, fotoportal.com viacarla.com.... The exhibition "World women" has been declared of interest by the culture secretary from Parana (Argentina) One of his pictures has been awarded in the Photo millennium proyect; the picture was published in the book "Dawn of the 21st Century", and it is also going to take part in an exhibition to be held in different places around the world. Nowadays, we can see it in Chicago, at O'Hare airport. Several prizes has been obtained by this photographer as well, such as the 1st Photography Award in Jaén Carnival 1992; 2nd one for "Andalucía Social"; 1st Award in "Images Against Racism", accesit for "traditions at Jaén"and also 1st in Etnosur 99, 00, 01 and 02 photography contests. He has taken part in collective exhibitions ("May the 1st in Andalusia","Five photographers from Jaén, etc.), as well as in individual ones ("World women" "Images", "Artisteo", "Fétes des Battages", "Coloured Rhytms", etc.).
As a musician, he already has several records. He recorded the first of them as a member of "La sombra del gato", the second one, as Sitoh himself, is a soundtrack for a documentary and the others with him group actualy: Tejemaneje He had made the sountracks for promotional videos of festivals as Etnosur, Entresures, Fiesta de la Primavera... He continue working making soundtracks for promotional videos and documentaires and music for dance companies as Volans Danza |
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EXHIBITIONS:
Individuals: 25 years, 25 photos (Antológica) Jan 08 : Sala "El Pecado"(Jaén) Jun 07 : Sala de exposiciones "La general" (Jaén)
Mujeres del Mundo (World women) / declarada de Interés Municipal por la Secretaría de Cultura de Paraná (Entre Ríos/Argentina) / Itinerant: Apr 06: Fotogalería Unidos (Sunchales (SF), Argentina) Apr 05: La Cava de Piedra (C/Mitre 81, Salta, Argentina) Oct 04: Segura Fine Art Gallery (C/Yrigoyen, 329. Parana, Argentina) Apr 04: La Boca del Lobo (C/Echegarai, 11. Madrid) Mar 04: Djénne Bar Exposiciones (C/ Galileo, 74. Madrid) Feb 04: Artepolis (C/Olivar, 13. Metro Lavapies. Madrid) Dic 03: Tascafe (C/ Cronista Cazaban s/n. Jaén)
JazzBass Nov 06: Teatro Darymelia (Jaén) Seven dances Dic 05: Siete Budas (Jaén) Ice Aug 05: Boogaloo (Jaén) Mar 05: Centro cultural “Casa Almansa” (Jaén) Jazzen Feb 05: Club de Jazz Chubby Cheek Nov 04: Tascafe (Jaén) Seven silences Dic 04: Siete Budas (Jaén) Coloured Rhytms Jan 99: Sala Iroquai (Jaén) Jul 97: Festival Etnosur (Alcalá la Real / Jaén) Fétes des Battages May 97: El Pósito (Jaén) Artisteo Sep 96: Café Latino (Jaén) Imágenes Jan 94: Sala “Miguel Castillejo” (Jaén)
Colectives: El arte como camino a la igualdad Abr 08: Sala del Alberge Municipal (Jaén)
Dic 07: Sala del Alberge Municipal (Jaén) Legacy Ortega Family May 05: Sala de la Diputación Provincial de Jaén 10 Autumn days Nov 02: Tascafé (Jaén) Photo millennium proyect Jun 01: Aeropuerto O'Hare. (Chicago / EEUU) Five Photographers May 94: Diputación Provincial de Jaén
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BOOKS: 2006: Etnosur. Ten Years 2005: Legacy Ortega Family 2001: Down the 21st Century
PRIZES: 2003: 2 accesits Certamen Artes y costumbres de Jaén 2000: Premio Photo Millennium Proyect (Canadá) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001: 1º Premio Concurso de fotografía Etnosur 1998: 1º Premio “Imágenes contra el racismo” 1992: 1º Premio Carnaval de Jaén 1988: 2º Premio “Andalucía Social”
PRESS CRITICS : 06-06-07 Paisajes / Diario Jaén (Miguel Viribay) "Sitoh" elije un fragmento y pulsa el obturador para fijar el tiempo y detenerlo en una acción... Nos acerca sus obras siempre abiertas al libérrimo horizonte de su mirada de fotógrafo comprometido con la realidad...
El músico de la lente inquieta… sorprendiendo por la fuerza que emanan esas imágenes. 23-09-04 Diario Jaén (Paco Salas) …Donde la faena se convierte en puro placer al lado de este tipo alegre y genial, que me sorprende continuamente con su arte. 12-01-99 Artes y letras (Enrique Seijas) Lo de Sitoh podría definirse como autentica poesía en movimiento sin el menor temor a caer en los tópicos más habituales de este tipo de comentarios… 21-12-98 Diario Ideal (Eva Villen) …Colores y enorme fuerza expresiva, es lo que golpeará directamente a los espectadores de estas fotografías: “Ritmos de colores 18-12-98 Zarabanda (Concha Araujo) Ritmo, formas, música, colores, sabor, fuerza, luz, sensualidad… “Ritmos de colores, así se llama la exposición que la próxima semana inaugura Sitoh 17-07-97 Diario 16 (Beatriz Díaz) Toda la riqueza visual de los conciertos… aparecen entremezclados por una multitud de colores y músicas sin fin 20-09-96 Zarabanda (Concha Araujo) José Ortega “Sitoh” desde el pasado Lunes refleja en “Artisteo” los últimos ocho años de trabajo. Advierte que la deformación profesional le lleva a valorar el contenido de las imágenes por encima de la técnica artística de las fotos.
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