I'M FPLUSS
Francisco Rizquez caracas venezuela fotografo award
Francisco Rizquez also known as @fpluss1 is a photographer who was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, the second most dangerous city in the world. And yet, he makes the best out of his surroundings by delving into a number of projects to showcase his work, and make a positive impact on the world around him.
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Francisco has worked as a journalist, covering the Venezuelans social-political conflicts between 2017-2019. Furthermore, he went out to the slums of Venezuela and interacted with the children there. He was so touched by what he witnessed, he put together a compilation of photos he took, and titled his photo-Book “Nuestras Caras,” meaning “Our Faces.”
Moreover, he takes pictures from the highest places he can find, scrambling, and balancing on top of rooftops, antennas, flimsy wires and mountains in all types of extreme weather.
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Francisco lives for the moment where his heart pounds in the face of danger, but also makes him feel present and alive. Such moments have become his main motivation, to get out of his comfort zone and embrace his fears. He does this by pursuing what he loves to do, which is shooting on his camera.
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Francisco’s photographic work is illuminating and uplifting, with an edge of excitement and danger all wrapped up into each image. To achieve his vision from a distance, he shows his perspectives of being high up in the air, with a mixture of vertigo and the need to capture the wonders of the skies. He shares the same space as the birds who flutter around him, and the sounds of silence. He captures it all with one click-the the breeze, the slight protrusions of buildings, and unique structures found all over the city.