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Ronaldo Schemidt
Ronaldo Schemidt
is a
Venezuelan
photographer
. He won the
2018
World Press Photo of the Year
award with a
photo showing
a
protester
,
José
Víctor 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 has been 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