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Manel Urindar

Photographer

ManelUrindar

Barcelona, Spain

I'm a professional photographer from Barcelona, Spain. I work mainly on Catalonia and the Pyrenees, shooting mainly sports events and concerts. My clients include private clients, as well as editorial / news / magazines. I do a lot of stuff for Non-profit organizations.

Other areas of photography I also work in include portraiture, weddings, wildlife and landscapes, arquitecture...

All of my work is copyrighted, all rights reserved. Dont use it if you've not licensed it from me. Otherwise, I will find out, I will hunt you, and I will kill you. Ninja photographers don't fail. Promise! :)


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Education

  • FIB / UPC
    Barcelona, Spain
    Oct 1998 - Dec 2007
    Engineer in Computer Sciences

    http://www.fib.upc.edu

  • IEFC School of Photography
    Barcelona, Spain
    Oct 2007 - Jun 2009
    Professional Photography Degree

    Composition, Narrative, Darkroom techniques, Digital Postprocessing, Studio Work, Portraiture, Technology, Colour basics

    http://www.iefc.es

  • by Rafa Badia at Ruido Photojournalism School
    Barcelona, Spain
    Oct 2009 - Feb 2010
    Photojournalism Course

    Photojournalism History, Ethics and Basics. How to cover a story, Editing and showcasing. NGOs. Editorial and newspaper clients.

    http://www.ruidophoto.com

  • by Pep Bonet
    Sierra Magina, Andalusia, Spain
    Feb 2010 - Feb 2010
    "Independiente" Workshop

    5 day intensive workshop on photojournalism, freelancing, agencies, ngo's, editing work, subject approaching and selecting

    http://www.pepbonet.com

  • by Art Wolfe
    online
    Apr 2010 - Apr 2010
    The Creative Eye

    6 hour seminar

    http://creativelive.com/courses/art_wolfe


  • Dec 1998 - Dec 1998
    Other studies

    Certificate of Proficiency in english by the Cambridge University. This means I have a native speaking level of english.

    Native Spanish speaker

    Native Catalan speaker

    Car and motorcycle driver's license, Spain ( B + A )

    Scuba diving license, Acuc Open Water Diver

Professional Experience

  • Freelance

    2011 Assignments
    • Town X restoration report (to be announced)
      - Web design: corporate website of the department of (to be announced)
      - Photoshoot for the department of (to be announced) at the dog shelter of (to be announced)
  • Pirenia magazine

    Mar 2010 - Mar 2010
    2011 Media Coverage
    • 2011 GrandValira Total Fight Masters of Freestyle
      - Museu de la Moto d'Andorra
      - Bar plana, la Seu d'Urgell
      - Pirena Mushing race, (Grand Valira, La Rabassa, La Molina)
  • Freelance

    Mar 2010 - Mar 2010
    2011 Weddings
    • Nuno i Olga @ La Massana, Andorra
  • Private Clients

    Apr 2010 - Oct 2010
    2010 Weddings

    Estefania + Albert @ Andorra la Vella, Andorra

    Cristina + Jose @ Costa Brava, Spain

    Mireia + Jordi @ Vic, Spain

    Charo i Miquel @ Encamp, Andorra

  • Freelance

    Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
    2010 Assignments

    SHELTERS FOR DISCARDED PETS. A personal project, Catalonia, Andorra. Ongoing reportage about the world of animal shelters. Refugi del Moli de Fals, Catalonia. Andorra's dog shelter, Andorra. Not finished yet.


    HOUSE AT TOSSA DE MAR for a private client, Tossa de Mar, Catalonia. Interior and exterior arquitectural photographs of a house

  • Pirenia magazine

    2010 Media Coverage
    • 2010 Nike6.0 Voodoo Ride
      - 2010 Total Fight Masters of Freestyle
      - CAR CRASH ENCAMP
      - MOMO CONCERT @ Encamp
      - Campionat de Trial 4x4 Andorra
      - ZIPInZAPE BAND CONCERT @ Andorra
  • Freelance

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
    2009 Other Works

    HORTS DE CULTIU for HdP Restaurant, Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Reportage on crop fields for a restaurant that wanted to showcase where their fresh vegetables where gardened

    ANONIMOUS CONCERT as a freelance, Andorra.

    GUARROTE VIL CONCERT as a freelance, Andorra

  • Freelance
    Barcelona, Spain
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
    2008 Other Works

    6 DOGGIES. Portraits of dogs for a private client, Barcelona, Spain

    GUARDARAILES. Offered for free to the NGO Mutua Motera, Catalonia, Spain. Study on guardrails and bikers. Metal guardrails are very dangerous to motorcyclists, who suffer horrible injuries from simple accidents because of these metal "protections"


Personal Work


  • Inferno: Correfocs

    Series on the correfocs of Catalonia, an ancient tradition where townspeople dress up as devils and parade through town while casting fire, sparks, and crackers around.


  • Shelters for Discarded Pets

    Ongoing Series on adbandoned animals at shelters. Dogs, Cats, Horses, etc

    From various shelters:
    Moli de Fals Dog and Horse Shelter, Catalonia
    Gossera Oficial, Andorra


  • Old doors are beautiful

    Series on old, battered doors. They are much more beautiful than new, boring doors.

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