Die photographer Alberto Schommer – La Prensa of Honduras

Madrid, Spain.

Spanish photographer Alberto Schommer was killed today in San Sebastian (north) at 87 for carcinogenic process, El Pais, one of the newspapers in which he worked throughout his career.

Schommer left a work that is a reflection of the past half century in the history of Spain, with emblematic collections as “psychological portraits” “Discoveries”, “Masks” or “Attitudes”.

The Prado Museum in 2104 presented “Masks”, where photographs taken by Schommer to contemporary Spanish intellectuals like Francisco Ayala, Rafael Alberti, Joseph exhibited Iron, Camilo Jose Cela and Vicente Aleixandre.

National Photography Prize in 2013, was formed in Germany and Paris and was always linked to the most innovative trends in art of the sixties and seventies.

Regular contributor to newspapers El Pais and ABC, Garcia Alberto Schommer Koch was born on August 9, 1928 in Vitoria (north), son of a German father, also a photographer, settled in Vitoria.

Schommer left Vitoria in 1966 to move to Madrid, where he soon achieved a certain notoriety, before being recognized as a professional photographer.

In 1952 he went to study in Germany and from 1955 was dedicated professionally photography, without ever leaving no film or painting. In that decade he made the short film “Life school”.

In 1967 he was selected to represent Spain in the international exhibition Expo Montreal. Also part of experimental groups of image, such as Happenings Forums.

In January 1973 he began publishing its series of “psychological” photographs in the Sunday ABC newspaper, and in 1974 made two important exhibitions, “Sweet Violence” and “fermented Earth”, and in 1979 was chosen best photographer of the year.

In his portraits play an important role the scenery, costumes, makeup and objects, as Schommer said the photograph is a true testament of time.

Among the awards for his work include the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts (2008) and the National Photography Prize, which won the November 8, 2013 and he handed the King Philip VI the February 16, 2015.