Gold in Analog/People / 2025 / Analog / People

Retaguardia

Adolescence is a difficult topic. It intensifies emotions, frees inner monsters, sharpens comparison, and makes us more vulnerable and sensitive than ever.

These images are part of my series Retaguardia, a photographic project that dwells in the edges of mass society, in the periphery of the normative, in its penumbra.

Far removed from dogma and convention, it unfolds a portrait of post-pandemic youth identified with the counterculture surrounding punk music and aesthetics: a mosaic of faces and expressions that seek each other in the mirror of the past to shape their present.

Jesús Umbría Brito has a degree in Information Sciences from the University of Valencia. He currently combines his activity as an audiovisual producer with the development of personal projects.

He has completed PHotoESPAÑA’s Master Program, as well as training in narrative discipline with Ricardo Cases.

Committed to developing personal projects based on research, his work delves into the realities of those who live on cultural margins. Identity, gender, and diversity are the themes that run through his work, creating a visual narrative that gives voice to often invisible stories.

Awards 2025. Photometria Awards, Shortlisted. Ioannina, Greece

2025. Spring Innovate Grant, Winner. USA

2025. All About Photo Magazine 48 Portrait, 2nd Place Winner

2025. Life Framer Youth Competition. Shortlisted

2025. Star Photobook Dummy Award 2025, Nominated. Barcelona, Spain

2025. Encontros da Imagem 2025 Portfolio Reviews, Selected. Braga, Portugal

2025. Full Contact Portfolio Reviews, SCAN International Photography Festival, Selected. Tarragona, Spain

2025. Encontros da Imagem Portfolio Reviews, Selected. Braga, Portugal


2025. 22nd Pollux Awards. Winner Non-Pro Series, People Category. Barcelona, Spain

2025. Booooooom Photo Awards. Longlisted

2025. Gomma Photography Grant 2024, Winner Third Prize. London, United Kingdom

2025. Chico Review, Charcoal Book Club. Selected Artist. Montana, USA

2024. ReFocus Awards Honorable Mention, Category Portrait.

2024. Head On Festival, Finalist. Sidney, Australia

2024. Analog Sparks Awards. Human/Culture Best New Talent, Winner.

2024. Discoveries PHotoEspaña Portfolio Review, Selected. Santander, Spain

2024. Star Photobook Dummy Award, Nominated. Barcelona, Spain

2024. Encontros da ImagemPhotobook Award, Selected. Braga, Portugal

2024. Enaire Foundation's Photography Awards, Finalist. Madrid, Spain



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