Diego Verges
Diego Vergés works and lives for photography, starting as a self-made photojournalist, assigning essays for himself and traveling solo for 5 years; earning a living from prize awards and publications.
In 2013 he had the opportunity to work in his first commercial assignment for General Electric to be shot in Indonesia. After that experience he moved his focus into advertising, joining a studio as an associated photographer for 2 years, in Jakarta.
In 2016 he co – founded Ssup!! Image, a production house based in Jakarta, where he keeps photographing advertising projects and also doing personal projects and starts to work again with analog film.
Born in January 28th, 1982.
2000/02 Public Professional College of Image (Madrid, Spain).
2002/07 Audio visual Communication – Mass Media Bachelor (5 years). Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain).
2007/2008 In charge of Fabrik video and photography Studios (Madrid, Spain).
2008/ Freelance travel photographer. Trips to Gabon and Cameroun; India and Nepal; Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand; Guatemala, Ethiopia, Los Angeles (USA), Saint Petersburg (Russia).
2011/ – Represented by Getty Images Global Assignment and Nazcavison in Indonesia.
2013/16 Associated photographer at 2H+ Photography (Jakarta, Indonesia).
2016/ – Co-Founder and photographer Ssup!!image (Production House) (Jakarta, Indonesia).
AWARDS
2016/18/19/22
– Citra Pariwara Indonesia awards.
2011
– FCCT/OnAsia First Place Photo Essay Category “Ludruk”
2010
– Luis Ksado Award 2010
– First prize “Certamen de fotografia solidaria DKV – Intermon”
– First prize “La aventura del ser humano” Colmenar Viejo
– International Photo Awards. 2º place People – Portrait, non profesional category.
2009
– First prize in international photography award “Fotografia Internacional Rafael Ramos Garcia”
– Accesit III Photography award “Mujer y fotografia” de Cartagena
2008
– Second prize “XI Certamen de Fotografia Solidaria a pie de calle” Ceuta
– First photography black and white award 2008 Diputación de Burgos