About Ronaldo Schemidt
Born 1971. Ronaldo Schemidt is a Venezuelan photographer.
Ronaldo Schemidt (born 1971 ) is a Venezuelan photographer. He won the 2018 World Press Photo of the Year award with a photo showing a protester, José VÃctor Salazar Balza, 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 was based in Mexico City since 2006.
Awards 2018: World Press Photo of the Year award 2017, World Press Photo, Amsterdam 2018: First prize, spot news – singles category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam for the same photograph as won World Press Photo of the Year
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Who is Ronaldo Schemidt?
Venezuelan photographer
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Ronaldo Schemidt was born in 1971 in Caracas.
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Ronaldo Schemidt is a photographer.
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Ronaldo Schemidt is Venezuelan.
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