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Bernat Armangué was born in Barcelona in 1978. As a photojournalist for more than 20 years, he has covered a great variety of events, from the Summer Olympics to political subjects such as post-election violence in Kenya in 2008, the Israel-Palestine conflict, war in Libya, political transition in Egypt, the Arab Spring, and Nelson Mandela’s funeral in South Africa. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, Overseas Press Club, Picture of the Year, and World Press Photo.
For Festival des Libertés, Armangué has chosen to present 20 or so of his works from his travels in Asia, the Middle East as well as the Spanish-Moroccan border around the enclave of Ceuta. At the heart of his photos, the human aspect shines through. Human beings in their search for freedom, in their hopes, in their faith. Taking a photo is bearing witness. Bearing witness to humanity when Armangué captures the photo that went viral of the Red Cross volunteer who, filled with humanity, greets a migrant arriving on the isle of Ceuta. Another photo taken on the same isle bears witness to the expulsion of a migrant by Spanish police. In his photos, men and women in Tahrir Square demand greater freedoms. Rohingyas begin to cross the Naf River in Bangladesh. They are all riveting photos.