Pedro Jarque Krebs is a fine art photographer whose portraits of animals sit at the edge of image and consciousness. He photographs animals as individuals, and the distance we place between species starts to give way.
A philosophy graduate from the Sorbonne in Paris, he carries that training into the attention each portrait demands, the question of dignity it raises, the possibility that another consciousness is looking back.
His career began in Peru in the 1980s, where he received his first national photography award. Since then, his work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe, the United States, Latin America and Asia.
A series of his large-scale portraits has been permanently installed at Casa de Campo station on the Madrid Metro, seen daily by thousands of commuters, since 2022.
Permanent installation - Metro Madrid Network
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 – The Mystery of Life
Gallery X, Sharjah, UAE
2024 – Mostra personale
Sovicille, Italy
2023 – Xposure Photography Festival
Sharjah, UAE
2020 – The Other Refugees
Siena, Italy
2019 – Fragile
Embassy of Peru in the
United States,
Washington DC, USA
Major Group Exhibitions
Sony World Photography Awards
Somerset House, London
Royal Photographic Society
International Images for Science, UK
Pingyao International Photography Festival
China
PHOTOKINA
Cologne, Germany
Festival International de la Photo Animalière
Montier-en-Der, France
Selected Awards & Distinctions
His work has received more than 250 international awards and distinctions.
Bird Photographer of the Year — Overall Winner (2018)
Sony World Photography Awards — 5-time Regional & National
Award Recipient
Siena Awards — Pangea Prize, 1st Place (2020, 2021, 2022)
International Photography Awards (IPA) — 1st Place Nature/Wildlife (2021)
PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris — Book Photographer of the Year (2021)
OASIS Photo Contest — 1st Place Open Animals
Festival International Montier — 1st Place
Books
He is the author of two monographs published by teNeues, Fragile and WildLove, where photography and text converge to explore animal consciousness, vulnerability and the emotional bonds between species.
Collections
His works are held in private and institutional collections worldwide.
A significant body of work has been permanently installed aboard Celebrity Cruises ships, as part of a large-scale commission curated by the international art consultancy Peter Millard & Partners.
Pedro Jarque Krebs has been an exceptional artist to work with. We’ve collaborated on many highly successful projects, thanks not only to the strength of his remarkable body of work, but also to his collaborative and accommodating approach. His work is thoughtful, distinctive, and consistently of the highest quality, translating beautifully across every project we’ve undertaken.
He produces carefully curated limited editions from his studio, maintaining a direct and thoughtful relationship with collectors.
Explore the Journal for essays on animal presence, consciousness, and the gaze that runs through this work.