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Ronaldo Schemidt

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Ronaldo Schemidt (born 1971[1]) is a Venezuelan photographer. He won the 2018 World Press Photo of the Year award with a photo showing a protester, José Víctor Salazar Balza,[2] catching fire during the crisis in Venezuela. The photo itself was taken in May 2017.

Schemidt was born in Venezuela and worked with Agence France-Presse since 2004. He has been based in Mexico City since 2006.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Venezuela Crisis". World Press Photo. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Palazzo, Chiara (1 March 2018). "Behind the shutter: How photographer Ronaldo Schemidt captured one of the defining images of the Venezuela crisis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "AFP photographer Ronaldo Schemidt wins the World Press Photo of the Year". Agence France-Presse. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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