Sol Bela (May 1996, Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea) is a Photographer and Director stablished in Barcelona, Spain.
Sol’s work was born because of the lack of cultural references while growing up in the African diaspora and her goal is to create space for underrepresented voices in media on her creative journey.
She has wide clientele including Facebook, Adobe, Pinterest, Getty Images, Adidas, Google to name a few.
Sol Bela also collaborated and has been featured in incredibles magazines like The New York Times, I-D Magazine, Vice, Metal Magazine, Paper Magazine and many more.
EXHIBITIONS
Black is the Light, Espai Milnou, Reus, Spain April 2024.
Fragmentos en Bozal, CCE Bata (Equatorial Guinea) 2023
Fragments en Bozal (Nouvelle Photographie Afroespagnole) Dak'Art Biennale, Instituto Cervantes Dakar, Senegal, May 2022
Friends Studio x Photo Edition - Soho House Barcelona Exhibition, June 2021
HAIR STORIES EXHIBITION - Yarama Africa , A Coruña, December 2018.
HAIR STORIES EXHIBITION - Pati Llimona, Barcelona 5th - 29th October 2018
FESTIVAL CONCIENCIA AFRO - Historias de la Diáspora, September 2018
TEACHING
Master in Fashion and Advertising Photography - LCI Barcelona - Teacher - Barcelona, 2023.
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Workshop- Proceso fotográfico de una sesión de fotos- Nau Bostik- 2023
APCP - La inclusión y diversidad racial en la publicidad española, November 2020
WORLD SPEECH DAY SPAIN - Female Minorities, March 2018
JURY
Master in Fashion and Advertising Photography - Tribunal/Judge of Final Project - LCI Barcelona - July, 2022.
GRANTS & AWARDS
Telly Award Winner - WLDKAT Silver Natural Habitat Campaign business to consumer for branded content - Director - 2022
Global Effie Awards - Gold - Media Content Associations - Show US - Dove / Getty Images - 2020
Global Effie Awards - Silver - Positive Change: Social Good - Show US - Dove / Getty Image - 2020
Gerety Awards - Bronze - Work for Good Category - Show US - Dove / Getty Image - 2020
Cannes Lions - Silver Lion - Glass: The Lion for Change - Show US - Dove / Getty Image - 2019
The Drum Social Purpose Awards: Best Content Marketing Campaign; Best Representation of Diversity and Inclusion - Show US - Dove / Getty Image - 2019
PRESS
Diari de Tarragona, Black is the Light. Pep Escoda
Photoshop - Lightroom - Celebrate International Women’s Day with These 16 Artists
NEW YORK TIMES GENDER - Hair Stories
METAL MAGAZINE : Sol Bela, La voz de nuevos cánones
HYPEBAE - Fashion Photographer Sol Bela Celebrates Her Return to Africa After Many Years Away
Uniqlo ft. Good2b - #LuchaContraLosElementos con Sol Bela
SZ Magazine: Ich möchte Vielfalt abbilden
Polaroid Originals - Create Originals ft. Sol Bela
PAPER MAGAZINE: Hair Stories, a celebration of Black Women's Versatility
ID SPAIN - Imágenes que celebran el poder del pelo para las mujeres racializadas
RAMONA MAGAZINE - Artist Feature Sol Bela
FOTO INFINITUM - Celebrating Black History Month
Polaroid Originals - 10 female creatives to watch in 2019
CLIENTELE
Beats by Dre
Adidas
Dove
Getty Images
Adobe
Badoo
Converse
Polaroid
Soho House
FEATURED WORK
Vogue
New York Times
Highxtar
Coach
ID
Metal Magazine
Vice
Neo2 Magazine
Girl Gaze
Paper Magazine