Jon Uriarte (b. 1980) is a Spanish photographer and photography professor based in Barcelona. He gained a Masters Degree from the European University of Madrid & PHotoEspaña in Madrid.
He started a wide range of participatory activities in photography. They include the Photobook Club Barcelona that he has been running since 2011 to 2014, and Widephoto ( www.widephotobcn.com ), a contemporary photography programme that in it’s two first editions has organized talks, workshops and dinner-gatherings with photographers such us Joan Fontcuberta, Taiyo Onorato-Nico Krebs, Julián Barón, Cristina de Middel and Aleix Plademunt. His blog “Blog en Bruto” has been a reference in photography theory and writing for the new young Spanish photography scene.
His work has been exhibited in photography festivals, group and solo exhibitions around the world, and been published internationally by Stern, The New York Times and La Republica, amongst many others publications. He has given lectures in Museums and Art Institutions including Arts Santa Mónica (Barcelona), Arteleku (Donostia) and La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Photobook Bristol... He also teaches photography at IDEP in Barcelona and EFTI in Madrid.
