2012 Sony World Photography Awards - 2nd Place, Still Life, Professional Competition
Born in Rio de Janeiro from a portuguese family, Renan Cepeda started taking black and white pictures at the age of 11. In the 80s, his experience was enriched with photojournalism at the newspaper Jornal do Brasil. Cepeda has collaborated in the most important Brazilian magazines and held the position of correspondent for the French agency SIPA-Presse. Since late 90's Cepeda is devoted to the fine art photography and has been recognized for his artistic research on unusual photographic techniques such as infrared photography and light painting. His works are awarded and aquired by important collections around the world. He maintains his atelier in the neighborhood of Santa Teresa, Rio.