André Cypriano
Brazilian photographer
André Cypriano (born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil on May 14, 1964) is a documentary and fine art photographer, known for his photography of traditional lifestyles and practices of lesser known societies in remote corners of the world.
Biography
André Cypriano graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration at Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in São Paulo, Brazil. Concerned with environmental issues, he contributed time and effort as the administrator of "Salva Mar" Save the Sea - a Brazilian organization dedicated to save the whales in North Brazil.
In 1990, one year after relocating to the United States, André began to study photography at City College of San Francisco. He has since completed several projects which have been exhibited in several galleries and museums in South America, North America and Europe.
André has been a recipient of the first place award in San Francisco City College's Photography Department of Scholarship (July 1992), the World Image Award Competition promoted by Photo District News in N.Y. (Dec. 1992), New Works Awards - promoted by En Foco in N.Y. (July 1998)., Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary Photography (Sep.1999), Bolsa Vitae de Artes in São Paulo (Jan. 2002), Caracas Think Tank (Jan. 2003), as well as All Roads Photography Program from National Geographic Society (Oct. 2005)
As part of a long term project, Cypriano began to document traditional lifestyles and practices of lesser known societies in remote corners of the world with a slant toward the unique and unusual.
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