The Hulk

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Photographer

Fernando Decillis
Jury Top 5 Selection

Phillip Prodger His expression, wristwatch, belly - a clever and magnetic picture - deceptively simple
Company/Studios

DecillisPhoto
Date of Photograph

Feb 2022
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Website

https://fernandodecillis.com

Mateo seeing the world as the Hulk.

Biography

Fernando Decillis is an Atlanta-based photographer specializing in advertising and documentary projects. Fernando was born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a teenage seamstress and an airport ramp agent. He spent his childhood roaming his town, Shangri La, asking local fisherman for advice and riding through Uruguay’s flat country roads as one of four passengers on his dad’s moped. In an effort to escape Uruguay’s military dictatorship, the Decillis family set out for the United States. At ten years old, speaking no English, Fernando attended public school in what is known today as the Dekalb Intern
Awards

2018 APA Award | Celebrity 2018 APA Award | Documentary 2018 Lürzer's Archive Top 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide | Children 2017 APA Award | Advertising 2016 American Photography 32 2016 Cannes Lions Shortlist 2016 The Fence | Georgia Fence Project 2015 International Photography Awards | Advertising | 1st | Conceptual 2015 International Photography Awards | Advertising | Photographer of the Year 2015 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Editorial | Political 2015 Communication Arts | Award of Excellence | Documentary 2015 Photo District News | Faces 2013 Communication Arts | Award of Excellence | Editorial 2013 Communication Arts | Award of Excellence | Conceptual 2012 International Photography Awards | 2nd | People | Family 2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | People | Portrait 2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Editorial | Environmental 2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Deeper Perspective 2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | People | Culture 2012 Fotomuseo | Fotomaraton | Grand Prize 2010 Fotomuseo | Fotomaraton | Second Place 2009 Communication Arts | Fresh 2008 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Exhibitor | National Portrait Gallery