Léonard Pongo
Photographer / Based in Kinshasa
Pongo started photography in a documentary fashion, which he gradually merged with snapshot and diary styles. His long-term project “The Uncanny” has earned him several international awards and world- wide recognition....
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Focus:
Photographer, Art, Author, Assignments
Skills:
Research, Translator, Digital Printing, Infrared Photography, Photo Assisting, Film Scanning, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier, Apple Final Cut Pro, Photo Editing, Coding CSS, Coding HTML, Black & White Printing, Mixed Media, Print Making, Web Design, Photojournalism, Retouching, Video Editing, Web Development
C.V.
CV
http://www.lpongo.com
hi@lpongo.com
Showing of "The Necessary Evil†short lm on faith and power in Congo DR, showing and debate at "Théí¢tre 2.21†and "Cinéma Obloâ€
February 2013 - Lausanne, Switzerland
"The Uncanny†— Exhibition in Basel, Vienna, Addis Ababa, Dublin, Lagos, Cape Town, and Mindelo as winner of "POPCAP14â€
November 2014
"The Uncanny†— Online publication in "The Guardian†UK
http://gu.com/p/43fkj/sfb
Angkor Photo Festival 2014 — Selected photographer
December 2014 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
Publication and interview around the project "The Uncanny†at CNN
March 2015 - New York, USA - http://cnn.it/18hOFDM
Exhibition at Contretype, art gallery
April 2015, Brussels, Belgium
Lodz Fotowestival 2015 — selected artist
May 2015 - Lodz, Poland
Publication in Die Nacht Magazine, #17
May 2015 - Leipzig,Germany
"Popcap éditions†Group Exhibition durign the berlin Gallery week
May 2015 - Berlin, Germany
"Noorderlicht" photofestival — selected artist
September 2015 - Groningen, The Netherlands
"The Necessary Evilâ€, show at Roma Museum of Contemporary Arts
February 2016 - Roma, Italy
Selected amongst PDN’s "30 under 30†emerging photographers
February 2016 - New York, USA http://www.pdns30.com/
Winner of the "Vocatio†grant 2016
March 2016 - Brussels, Belgium
Showing of "The Necessary Evil†during Arles’ nuits de la photo
July 2016 - Arles, France
Slideshow during Beijing Photo Festival
October 2016 - Beijing, China Lagos, Nigeria
Exhibited Photographer at Lagos Photo Festival
October 2016 - Lagos, Nigeria
hi@lpongo.com
Showing of "The Necessary Evil†short lm on faith and power in Congo DR, showing and debate at "Théí¢tre 2.21†and "Cinéma Obloâ€
February 2013 - Lausanne, Switzerland
"The Uncanny†— Exhibition in Basel, Vienna, Addis Ababa, Dublin, Lagos, Cape Town, and Mindelo as winner of "POPCAP14â€
November 2014
"The Uncanny†— Online publication in "The Guardian†UK
http://gu.com/p/43fkj/sfb
Angkor Photo Festival 2014 — Selected photographer
December 2014 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
Publication and interview around the project "The Uncanny†at CNN
March 2015 - New York, USA - http://cnn.it/18hOFDM
Exhibition at Contretype, art gallery
April 2015, Brussels, Belgium
Lodz Fotowestival 2015 — selected artist
May 2015 - Lodz, Poland
Publication in Die Nacht Magazine, #17
May 2015 - Leipzig,Germany
"Popcap éditions†Group Exhibition durign the berlin Gallery week
May 2015 - Berlin, Germany
"Noorderlicht" photofestival — selected artist
September 2015 - Groningen, The Netherlands
"The Necessary Evilâ€, show at Roma Museum of Contemporary Arts
February 2016 - Roma, Italy
Selected amongst PDN’s "30 under 30†emerging photographers
February 2016 - New York, USA http://www.pdns30.com/
Winner of the "Vocatio†grant 2016
March 2016 - Brussels, Belgium
Showing of "The Necessary Evil†during Arles’ nuits de la photo
July 2016 - Arles, France
Slideshow during Beijing Photo Festival
October 2016 - Beijing, China Lagos, Nigeria
Exhibited Photographer at Lagos Photo Festival
October 2016 - Lagos, Nigeria