Alejandro López de Haro Ramirez (January 8, 1949 – May 24, 2010) was a Venezuelan photographer, writer and stockbroker. He held a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

in business from Bryant College and an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

in Finance from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

. After founding and managing Bancalf, an investment bank and brokerage house, in Caracas,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

for twenty years López de Haro eventually sold his company and retired to

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

and

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. Here he dedicated most of his time to photography and writing. His writings have been published in '' Analitica Venezuela'' and the topics usually had to do with the arts and politics. In 1997, he was admitted into the

British Institute of Professional Photography The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) is a not-for-profit organisation for professional photographers in the United Kingdom. Members must be qualified professionals, and agree to be bound by the BIPP's code of conduct. The ins ...

until he decided to dedicate himself to

art photography Fine-art photography is photography created in line with the vision of the photographer as artist, using photography as a medium for creative expression. The goal of fine-art photography is to express an idea, a message, or an emotion. This stan ...

rather than more commercial photography. López de Haro worked mostly with platinum prints. In November 2005 his first book of photographs and poems ''Los Crepúsculos de la Imaginación'' was published by Lodima Press. Notable buyers of the book have included the

Maison Européenne de la Photographie The Maison Européenne de la Photographie (MEP; European house of photography), located in the historic heart of Paris, is a center for contemporary photographic art opened in February 1996. Location and activities The Hotel Henault de Cantobre, ...

and

Karl Lagerfeld Karl Otto Lagerfeld (; 10 September 1933 – 19 February 2019) was a German fashion designer, creative director, artist and photographer. He was known as the creative director of the French fashion house Chanel, a position held from 1983 ...

's art bookshop ''Librairie 7L'' in Paris. ''Los Crepúsculos de la Imaginación'' was included in the list of 100 best photography books by PHOTOESPAÑA 2008. López de Haro's photographs were exhibited at the National Library of Spain. His photographs have been exhibited in Paris,

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...

and Madrid. His second book, ''Apuntes de la India'', a collection of photographs and essays was published in February 2014 by delCentro Editores in Madrid, Spain.Libreria del Centr

"Apuntes de la India" February 2014 His father was Venezuelan businessman Antonio López Fajardo.

References

External links

Interview with Alejandro López de Haro (in Spanish)

"Los Crepúsculos de la Imaginación" Booktease

Lodima Press feature on ''Los Crepúsculos de la Imaginación''

Librería del Centro feature on "Apuntes de la India"

Analitica Venezuela has López de Haro's articles in its archives

Alejandro López de Haro's blog

Website
1949 births People from Caracas Venezuelan photographers Venezuelan male poets 2010 deaths 21st-century Venezuelan poets 21st-century male writers {{Venezuela-poet-stub