Bio

Carlos is a Venezuelan-American photographer who specializes in landscape photography exploring it from the minimal to the surreal.

Carlos was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, started to explore photography as a creative medium utilizing his father’s camera.

After a few a years he decided to pivot into a photography career and started working under a new mentor, Mexican photographer Albert Frangiéh. Under his wing for three years Carlos learned everything he needed to know to work as a professional and fine art photographer.

Since then Carlos has shown his work in a number of group shows around the state of Texas like Lawndale’s Big Show, 42nd Annual Houston Center for Photography and in a group show at the Holocaust Museum and presented his work during a fund raiser in support of the Latino Museum in Houston. Carlos has also receved a number of awards at a regional, national and international level, which includes being a finalist in the prestigious Hasselblad Masters.

He also runs a commercial photography studio with his wife and artist Graciela Socorro, where they help artists by photo-documenting their work. During the year 2024 they worked in conjunction with the Houston Art Alliance and the City of Houston to document the City’s Civic Art Collection, photographing over 370 pieces around the city of Houston.

Today Carlos lives and works in the city of Houston, exploring the city’s back alleys and parks always looking with his eye and his camera.

Awards

2024 “17th International Color Awards”, 3rd Place “Honor of Distinction”, Abstract Category, USA.

2024 “17th International Color Awards”, Honorable Mention, Americana Category, USA.

2022 “18th Black and White Spider Awards”, Honorable Mention, Americana Category, Beverly Hills, CA.

2023 “16th International Color Awards”, Honorable Mention, USA.

2022 “17th Black and White Spider Awards”, Nominee (Final Selection), Beverly Hills, CA.

2021 “Hasselblad Masters”, Finalist, Sweden.

2021 “15th International Color Awards”, Nominee, USA.

2021 “Tokyo Foto Awards 2021”, Gold Ribon Winner , Tokyo, Japan.

2021 “16th Black and White Spider Awards”, Nominee (Finalist), Beverly Hills, CA.

2020 “Tokyo Foto Awards 2020”, Honorable Mention, Tokyo, Japan

2020 “International Photography Awards 2020” Honorable Mention, Fine Art - Still Life Category, New York, NY.

2020 “15th Black and White Spider Awards”, Nominee (Finalist), Beverly Hills, CA.

2019 “14th Black and White Spider Awards”, Selected as Nominee (Finalist), Beverly Hills, CA.

2016 “USA Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016”. Finalist. United States.

2016 “Texas Biggest 10 for Art 2016”. Winner. Katy Contemporary Art Museum. Katy, TX 2015 “International Photography Awards: One Shot”. Honorable Mention. Los Angeles, CA. 2014 “Prix de Photographie PX3 Blue”. Honorable Mention. Paris, France.

2012 “8vo Salón de Jóvenes Artistas”. Honorable Mention. Contemporary Arts Museum of Zulia. Venezuela.

2011 “Photography Masters Awards”. Nominee (Official selection). New York, NY. 2010 “Prix de la Photographie PX3”. Official Selection. Paris, France.

Exhibitions

2024 FotoFest 2024, Serrano Gallery, Houston, TX.

2023 We Are Houston, Silent Auction Exhibit in benefit for ALMAAHH and the creation of the Latino Museum, Houston, TX.

2022 “Foto Maracaibo 2022”, Beaux Arts Center, Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2022 “Now Contemporary 2022”, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.

2021 “Annual Curated Exhibition” Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth, TX.

2021 “The Big Show 2021”, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.

2021 “Whistand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict”, Houston Holocaust Museum, Houston, TX. 2019 “Urban Landscape”, Texas Photographic Society @ The Silos, Houston, TX.

2020 “FotoFest 2020”, Serrano Gallery, Houston Tx.

2019 “Trees: Life in the Slow Lane”, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury VT.

2017 “Houston Center for Photography 35th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition Curator: Dr. Rebecca Senf. Houston, TX.

2016 “Earth”. Group Exhibition. Fotofest 2016. Serrano Gallery. Houston, TX. 2015 “28th Dia de los Muertos”. Auction. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX. 2015 “VAA 7th Juried Invitational Exhibition”. Avis Frank Gallery. Houston, TX.

2014 “27th Dia de los Muertos”. Auction. Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX.

2014 “Wanted: Wildlife”. Group Exhibition. Katy Contemporary Arts Museum. Katy, TX.

2014 “Six Profiles”. Group Exhibition. Club Náutico Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2013 9th. Young Artists Salon. Official Selection. Zulia Contemporary Art Museum. Maracaibo,Venezuela.

2013 “Fragments of Time 3”. Group Exhibition. Club Náutico Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela. 2013 Group Exhibition. CEVAZ Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2013 “Imaginary 2013”. Group Exhibition. Gala Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2012 8th. Young Artists Salon. Honorable Mention. Zulia Contemporary Art Museum. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2012 8th. Salon of Emerging Artists. Official Selection. CEVAZ Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela 2012 “Imaginary 2012”. Group Exhibition. Gala Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2011 “Fragments of Time”. Group Exhibition. Club Náutico. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2011 “Young at FIAAM”. Group Exhibition. Lia Bermudez Contemporary Art Museum. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2011 7th. Young Artists Salon. Official Selection. Zulia Contemporary Art Museum. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2011 “3rd. Photography Art Show”. CEVAZ Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2009 “5th. Maracaibo’s Biannual”. Lia Bermudez Contemporary Art Museum. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

2008 “1st. Eco Festival of Amateur Photography”. Rafael Urdaneta University Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Collections

Zulia Contemporary Arts Museum. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Lia Bermudez Contemporary Arts Museum. Maracaibo, Venezuela. Private Collections. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Private Collections. Houston. TX.

Representation

June Bateman Fineart
35 Hudson Street #5A
Yonkers, NY 10701
www.junebateman.com