Julián Cabral (b. 2004, Argentina) is a documentary photographer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He focuses on long-term personal projects that seek to explore the relationship between human beings and their environment. Cabral seeks to use photography as a tool for personal healing and social transformation.
In his latest project, “Lito,” Cabral accidentally documented the last year of his uncle Carlos’s life, who suffered from schizophrenia.
Cabral’s work has received recognition and scholarships, such as a featured prize in the Ian Parry Scholarship (2022), first prize in the Documentary Photography Awards (2023). He was nominated for the Leica Oscar Barnack Awards (2023) and selected to participate in the prestigious Eddie Adams XXXVII workshop in New York (2024). His recent work “Triplets” received first prize in the “Emerging Talent” category of the Ibero-American PoyLatam Awards 2025.
He is currently working on his long-term project “Triplets” and collaborating with the Clarín newspaper.
Exhibitions
2025 – Argentina, Province of Buenos Aires. Tigre Photo Fest 2025.
2025 – Argentina, Buenos Aires, IX Cycle of Projections, Red de Acció n Fotográfica (RAF).
2024 – Argentina, Tucumán. Cycle of projections, Argentine Biennial of Documentary Pho
2024 – Croatia, Lovran-Laurus Gallery. World Student Photography Biennial Award.
2024 – England, Newcastle – Newcastle Arts Center. RPS Documentary Awards.
2024 – England, North Wales – Colwyn Gallery. RPS Documentary Awards.
2024 – England, Stirling – Stables Gallery. RPS Documentary Awards.
2024 – England, Inverness – Eden Centre. RPS Documentary Awards.
2024 – England, London – Convent Gallery Arch. RPS Documentary Awards.
2023 – Novi Sad, Serbia. Novi Sad Academy of Arts. World Biennial Student Photography Award.
2023 – Argentina Buenos Aires. Banco Provincia Museum 2023. Banco Provincia Grand Prize for photography
2022 – Argentina, Buenos Aires. Kirchner Cultural Center. Ballena/Libertad Project Grant.
2022 – Argentina, Buenos Aires. ArtexArte. Francisco Ayerza Photography Stimulus Award.
2021 – Argentina, Buenos Aires. Alicia D’amico Gallery. “Transparency” Prize 2021.
Awards
2025 – First place in Domestic Picture Story-College Photographer of the Year. United States.
2025 – Second place in BELO (Glowing in the Dark) contest, Category 13. Spain
2025 – First place in the POY latam 2025 awards, “Emerging Talent” category. Latin America.
2024 – Hamburg Portfolio Review 2024. Germany.
2024 – Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVII. United States.
2024 – First place in the RPS Documentary Awards – Student Category. England.
2023 – Third place in The Andrei Stenin Press Photo Contest. Russia.
2023 – Honorable mention in the 9th World Biennial of Student Photography. Serbia.
2023 – Finalist in the World Report Award 2023/Documenting Humanity. Italy.
2023 – Nominated for the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards (LOBA). Germany.
2023 – International Portfolio Scholarship from the Luz Austral Foundation. Argentina.
2022 – Finalist in the Luis Valtueñ a Awards 2022. Spain.
2022 – Banco Provincia stimulus Award. Bicentennial Competition. Argentina.
2022 – Finalist and Honorable Mention in the Ian Parry Scholarship. England.
2022 – Finalist in the 2022 Proyecto Ballena Photojournalism Scholarship. Argentina.
2022 – Selection for the Francisco Ayerza Photography Incentive Award. Argentina.
2021 – First Prize in the “Transparency 2021” competition, youth category. Argentina.
2021 – Preselected for the Sony World Photography Awards, youth category. England.
2021 – Honorable Mention, Photography Olympics competition organized by the University of Belgrano. Argentina.
Education
2025 – Vii Foundation- Visual Journalism Program for Central and South America.
2024 – Eddie Adams Workshop, New York, USA.
2023-2024 – Bachelor’s degree in photography from the University of San Martí n.
2022-2023 – Contemporary documentary photography workshop at Usina del Arte.
2022-2023 – Photographic aesthetics workshop with Juan Travnik.