Photograph by Thenesoya V. Martín De la Nuez
For exhibition inquiries, institutional collaborations, commissioned projects, licensing or prints:
studio@anibalmartel.xyz | +1 (857) 600-1510
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studio@anibalmartel.xyz | +1 (857) 600-1510
Williamsburg, Virginia (USA) · Available worldwide
Biography
Aníbal Martel Peña (b. 1978, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain) is a documentary photographer and visual journalist-researcher based in Williamsburg, Virginia. Since 2011, he has worked internationally on editorial assignments while developing long-term, research-driven documentary projects focused on cultural memory, migration, identity, and the relationship between communities and place.
His practice operates at the intersection of documentary photography and visual anthropology, combining sustained fieldwork with archival research and institutional collaboration. His work has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), Angel Orensanz Foundation (New York), Casa de Colón (Gran Canaria), the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C., and the Louisiana State Museum (The Cabildo, New Orleans; Capitol Park Museum, Baton Rouge), among others.
Aníbal is the co-creator of CISLANDERUS, a long-term documentary and cultural research project developed in collaboration with scholar Thenesoya V. Martín de la Nuez. The project traces the legacy of Canary Island descendants in the United States and has been presented in museum, institutional, and academic contexts, contributing to broader discussions on heritage, diaspora, and transatlantic cultural history.
Services
• Long-term documentary projects in collaboration with museums and cultural institutions
• Exhibition development and visual research partnerships
• Editorial and institutional assignments (photo + video)
• Portraits and location-based storytelling
• Licensing for editorial, academic, and institutional use
• Prints and limited editions (on request)
• Exhibition development and visual research partnerships
• Editorial and institutional assignments (photo + video)
• Portraits and location-based storytelling
• Licensing for editorial, academic, and institutional use
• Prints and limited editions (on request)
Selected clients & collaborations
News / Editorial (direct & via agencies): The Guardian · The Wall Street Journal · Financial Times · The Times · The New York Times · National Geographic Polska · CNBC · Forbes Magazine · New York Magazine · FOX News · Garden & Gun · Vogue Spain · palabra. by NAHJ · Latin American Perspectives Journal · Atlántica Journal of Art and Thought · Etiqueta Negra Magazine · Ballena Blanca Magazine · Excelente Magazine and Ronda Iberia Magazine (Iberia Airlines) · Yo Dona Magazine and El Mundo Newspaper (Unidad Editorial, S.A.) · El Mundo Viajes and Siete Leguas Magazine (Unidad Editorial, S.A.) · Diagonal/El Salto Newspaper · Editorial Group G+J Spain
Agencies / Distribution: European Pressphoto Agency (epa) · Getty Images (Contributor) · Anadolu Agency / Getty Images · Viory (Video News Agency) · Ruptly TV · ACFI Press Agency · Demotix / Corbis Agency · Contacto Photo Agency · Neupic Agency · IPA Press Agency
Institutions / Academia: Trinity College — Widener Gallery / Austin Arts Center (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) · David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) at Harvard University · ReVista at Harvard University (DRCLAS) · Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University / ALARI · Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) · Vassar VQ Magazine (Vassar College)
Brands / Other: Attention Span Media · Cosentino USA · TourSpain · Canary Islands IT7
Selected exhibitions & recognition
Louisiana State Museum — Capitol Park Museum, Baton Rouge: CISLANDERUS (Oct 2019–Mar 2020)
Louisiana State Museum — The Cabildo, New Orleans: CISLANDERUS (Dec 2018–Jul 2019)
Embassy of Spain, Washington, D.C. / FotoDC: CISLANDERUS (Nov–Dec 2017)
PHotoESPAÑA — Discoveries / Descubrimientos PHE (2017, selected)
Casa de Colón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: CISLANDERUS (Jun–Aug 2016)
Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: Spain: An Art Exhibition (2016)
See.Me Gallery, Long Island City, New York: The Story of the Creative (2013)
Angel Orensanz Foundation (via See.Me), New York: exhibition presentation — The Story of the Creative (2013)
III Rally Fotográfico Ciudad de Ávila, Ávila: jury member (2013)
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA: 2013 Members Juried 2 (2013)
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.: 9th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party (2012)
Council Office of Badajoz, Badajoz: Mujeres Españolas (2012)
Real Colegio Complutense & Harvard University, Boston/Cambridge, MA: Spain: An Art Exhibition (2011)
Canary Islands Government — SEPTENIO Project (itinerant): El Mar — Septenio 2011 (2011, published book)
Woman Institute (Spanish Government) + Yo Dona Magazine, Madrid: Spanish Women (2011, published book)
Louisiana State Museum — The Cabildo, New Orleans: CISLANDERUS (Dec 2018–Jul 2019)
Embassy of Spain, Washington, D.C. / FotoDC: CISLANDERUS (Nov–Dec 2017)
PHotoESPAÑA — Discoveries / Descubrimientos PHE (2017, selected)
Casa de Colón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: CISLANDERUS (Jun–Aug 2016)
Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: Spain: An Art Exhibition (2016)
See.Me Gallery, Long Island City, New York: The Story of the Creative (2013)
Angel Orensanz Foundation (via See.Me), New York: exhibition presentation — The Story of the Creative (2013)
III Rally Fotográfico Ciudad de Ávila, Ávila: jury member (2013)
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA: 2013 Members Juried 2 (2013)
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.: 9th Annual Silent Auction & Benefit Party (2012)
Council Office of Badajoz, Badajoz: Mujeres Españolas (2012)
Real Colegio Complutense & Harvard University, Boston/Cambridge, MA: Spain: An Art Exhibition (2011)
Canary Islands Government — SEPTENIO Project (itinerant): El Mar — Septenio 2011 (2011, published book)
Woman Institute (Spanish Government) + Yo Dona Magazine, Madrid: Spanish Women (2011, published book)