User:Zajda1986/sandbox/Antonio Cossa

Biography:
Antonio Cossa photojournalist Educated in photo-documentary, literary-journalism and Film. He began his career in 2003 and during his journey he worked with Mozambican and international medias. He also collaborated with NGOs as the Unicef and the British council. At the moment Antonio is an independent photojournalist and Member of United Photo Press and Association of Czech Press (APF). In 2007, Antonio started to focus more on social issues. In 2008-09 he documented the pilgrims of Fatima in North of Portugal. 2014-15:-Life and stories of Holocaust survivors. With the help and follow-up of Steven Spielberg. He documented ritual of initiation of different isolated tribes and Indigenous people from Africa and Asia. Currently working on the frontline in the Worst Refugee crisis since WW2. Antonio started covering this issue from August 2015 on the Serbian and Hungarian border. In September at the Slovenian and Austrian border. Very recently, in January 2016 he traveled alone to Lesbos Island in Greece and the border of Macedonia. “The Main Reason of this Project is to give a voice to people in need and to inform the society about this humanitarian crisis.” – says Antonio Antonio Cossa had the privilege during his career to portray officially many celebrities and public figures such as Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Mike Tyson, Richard Gere, John Travolta,Coen Brothers,Meryl Streep,Václav Havel and the list goes on. His objective as a photographer is to tell a story with the camera, showing emotions, culture, habits and lifestyle of people trough the image. At the moment his main aim is to share his experience teaching photography and to help others develop the abilities and skills in analogue and film photography.

During his career Antonio had the privilege to officially portray many celebrities and public figures such as Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Robert Mugabe, Mike Tyson, Richard Gere, John Travolta, Václav Havel, Jean Reno, William Dafoe, B.B King, Marilyn Manson, Alan Rickman, Isaach de Bankolé, Harvey Keitel, Marlin Strip Steven Spielberg, Uma Thurman, Steve McCurry and Jeremy Renner.

Projects:
2002: Project “Makonde tribe” isolated tribe in southern Africa was in 2002.

2004/2007: freelance photographer with Mozambican and International Medias and non-governmental institutions such as UNICEF, British Council

2008/9: Documentary of the “Faith and Pain pilgrims of Fatima” in the North Portugal

2014- 2020: Long term project with the last Holocaust survivors of Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.

2015: Documentation of the refugee journey from the Greek island of Lesbos, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Austrian Border.

2016: Calais Refugee camp known as the jungle.

2017: Cover the Rohingya refugees crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

2019: Document the cyclone idai and Kenneth that left thousands unsheltered and hundreds of dead in center and Northern Mozambique. This work wasa visual testimony of Human failure in the struggle and preservation of the environment.

2019 -2020: Hong Kong documenting and cover the protest - Full withdrawal of the extradition bill from

2020: Return to Auschwitz concentration - Photo documentary of the last holocaust survivors

Selected Exhibitions
2010: Museum house of the Infante - Porto Portugal

2013: New York open Gallery

2016: Cordoaria Museum - Lisbon

2014/5/6: Kafka House - Prague photo Festival

2016: National Gallery - Prague - European Press Price

2017: Goa India

2018: Exhibition at Clam Gallas Palace (Prague photo)

2018: Exhibition project with well known Czech Photographers such as; Antonín Kratochvíl, Robert Vano and Liba Tylor.

2018: Photo Exhibition at Cascina farsetti art Gallery in Rome - Italy

2019: Kulunguana Gallery – Mozambique

Lectures:
Antonio Cossa continues to organize lectures in universities and non-governmental institutions in order to share the stories and conditions of people who are victims of poverty, injustice and other humanitarian issues. The main aim is to give a voice to those in need and at the same time show the public issues we face in our daily life and that together we can find solutions through open debate and brainstorming.

2010: Charles University - Ritual Initiation of Makonde Tribe

2014: University of New York in Prague - Pawer in the Voice

2015: Instituto Camoes – Faith and Pain/Pilgrims of Fatima

2016: University of Ostrava - Mozambique culture and people and tradition today

2016: Meltingpot – Midle east Crises. (Meltingpot is an international forum which provides a new platform for an exchange of innovative ideas in politics, economics, science, design, and philosophy

2017: National Gallery - Prague - Parallel project with Chines artist Ai Weiwei

2019: Camoes Portuguese institute - On Climate change

2019: Prague College - Creative Media Production Guest Lecture: Photojournalist Antonio Cossa

2019: Photo project presentation at the Conference - Centre of Global Studies,Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences.

References:
Czech Televizion - Babylon

Prague College - Creative Media Production Guest Lecture: Photojournalist Antonio Cossa

Český rozhlas - Radio Wave - [https://wave.rozhlas.cz/mosambik-je-nadherna-i-niciva-priroda-cesko-je-zeme-zmen-rika-fotograf-antonio-8085163 Mosambik, to je nádherná i ničivá příroda. Česko je země změn, říká fotograf Antonio Cossa]

Reportér Magazín - Mosambičan, který si dal panáka slivovice s Havlem