BIO: Born in Segovia, Spain. Later on while living in Venezuela, in 1983, he left his pursuit of a degree in electronic engineering to become a self - taught commercial photographer and retoucher, first conventional and now digital. He works for USA and international Clients out of his studio in Miami. In June 2002 he was awarded Alien of Extraordinary Ability status E11 by the U.S. Department of Justice, and with it permanent residency in the USA.
Jose Manuel Vidaurre has been selected in Germany by Luerzer's Archive publisher for the book "200 BEST ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE". He has won simultaneously Platinum, Gold and Silver in the "Photography / Commercial" category at the Creativity 37 Awards. He has garnered a total of 56 awards in his career. Jose Manuel has also been selected by Kingston Technologies for the program "Icons of Photography". Recent magazine interviews: UK Select Magazine, USA Digital Photo Pro, USA "AfterCapture" Jan 2009, MEXICO "A!Diseno" Dec 2008 and BULGARIA "Signcafe" in 2008. |
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