Gabriel Cualladó

Gabriel Cualladó was born in Massanassa, Valencia, in 1925. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Valencia and began his career as a photographer in the 1950s. He was one of the founding members of the Afal Group, an association of photographers dedicated to renewing photography in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s. Cualladó's work is characterized by social and reportage photography, capturing everyday and spontaneous scenes of urban and rural life. His images capture the essence of people and places, reflecting the social reality of the times in which he lived. In addition to his photographic work, Cualladó was also an important promoter and advocate of photography. He was one of the founders of the photography magazine Afal and contributed to numerous specialized publications. In 1960, Cualladó received the Kodak Spain Foundation Award for his work, and in 1999 he was awarded the National Photography Prize from the Ministry of Culture. His work has been exhibited numerous times both in Spain and abroad, and is featured in important contemporary art collections. Gabriel Cualladó died in Madrid on May 30, 2003, but his photographic legacy remains a reference for photography lovers and a testament to life in Spain in the second half of the 20th century.