Fernando Decillis Atlanta Advertising Photographer
IATSE Local 600
Fernando Decillis is an Atlanta-based photographer specializing in advertising and documentary projects.
Fernando was born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a teenage seamstress and an airport ramp agent. He spent his childhood roaming his town, Shangri La, asking local fisherman for advice and riding through Uruguay’s flat country roads as one of four passengers on his dad’s moped.
In an effort to escape Uruguay’s military dictatorship, the Decillis family set out for the United States. At ten years old, speaking no English, Fernando attended public school in what is known today as the Dekalb International Corridor of Atlanta, or Buford Highway.
His love of fútbol was his path to making friends with other immigrant children from all over the globe, who were simultaneously assimilating to life in the U.S.
Fernando quickly learned to rely on nonverbal communication to foster a sense of oneness on the field with teammates who all spoke different languages.
Fernando translates this skillset fluidly to photograph people from all walks of life, from world leaders to celebrities to local farmers. His award-winning photography teases a humanistic beauty out of everyday situations.
Fernando has worked on campaigns for Coca-Cola, Reebok, Wild Turkey Bourbon, and many more. His work has been featured in publications such as AdWeek, Smithsonian Magazine, CNN and Bloomberg Businessweek. In 2015 Fernando was honored by the International Photography Awards with the title of Advertising Photographer of the Year and won a Communication Arts Award of Excellence. He was nominated for International Photographer of the Year for the 2015 Lucie Awards. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Recognition & Awards
2020 American Photography 36
2019 Photo District News | PDN Photo Annual | Winner
2018 APA Award | Celebrity
2018 APA Award | Documentary
2018 Lürzer's Archive Top 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide | Children
2018 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Advertising | Conceptual
2018 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | People | Celebrity
2017 APA Award | Advertising
2016 American Photography 32
2016 Cannes Lions Shortlist
2015 International Photography Awards | Advertising | 1st | Conceptual
2015 International Photography Awards | Advertising | Photographer of the Year
2015 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Editorial | Political
2015 Communication Arts | Award of Excellence | Documentary
2015 Photo District News | Faces
2013 Communication Arts | Award of Excellence | Editorial
2013 Communication Arts | Award of Excellence | Conceptual
2012 International Photography Awards | 2nd | People | Family
2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | People | Portrait
2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Editorial | Environmental
2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | Deeper Perspective
2012 International Photography Awards | Honorable Mention | People | Culture
2012 Fotomuseo | Fotomaraton | Grand Prize
2010 Fotomuseo | Fotomaraton | Second Place
2009 Communication Arts | Fresh
2008 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Exhibitor | National Portrait Gallery
Gallery Exhibitions
2020 | APA: Off the Clock
2020 | APA: Off the Clock
2018 | APA: Off the Clock
2017 | Time Is Right | U.S. Center for Civil and Human Rights
2016 The Fence | Georgia Fence Project
Features
A Photo Editor: The Art of the Personal Project (Center for Human & Civil Rights)
American Photographic Artists: The Art of Arranging People
A Photo Editor: The Art of the Personal Project (Bando Killers)
ShotKit : Fernando Decillis
Capture Magazine: Michael Phelps
Capture Magazine: Navigating the Everyday
Photo Awards: Interview
Communication Arts: Fresh
Partial Client List
Agency
22Squared
Ames Scullin O'Haire
BFG
BBDO Worldwide
Carmichael Lynch
CDMNY
Deutsch
Fitzgerald & Co
Global Prairie
Grey Advertising
J. Walter Thompson Worldwide
Leo Burnett
Link9
Match MG
McCann Erickson
MullenLowe
Octagon
Ogilvy & Mather
PMG
Saatchi & Saatchi
Saatchi Wellness
Swanson Russell
TBWA
TPN Retail
Upshot
Young & Rubicam
Celebrities & Celebrity Athletes
John Cena
Matthew McConaughey
Sofia Vergara
Michael Phelps
Charles Barkley
Offset (Migos)
Juanes
Roger Federer
Radamel Falcao
James Rodriguez
Offset (Migos)
Martina La Peligrosa
Tyrese Gibson
Reykon
Sebastian Yatra
Jude Demorest
Luke James
Brands
AT&T
Bank of America
Baxter International
Bayer
Canon Inc
Campari Group
Canada Dry
Capital One
Cerveza Aguila
Chevrolet
Claro
Coca-Cola
Corona
CNN
Crown Imports
DirecTV
Drug Free America
Fiat
GM
GlaxoSmithKline
Goodyear
Grupo Modelo
The Home Depot
HP
MedExpress
Microsoft
Minnkota/Humminbird
Mitsubishi Electric
Omni Gaylord Nashville Soundwaves
Progressive Commercial
Reebok
Taki's
Texaco
Toyota
Victoria Beer
Wild Turkey Bourbon
Editorial
Adweek
Atlanta Magazine
Bitter Southerner
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bocas El Tiempo
CNN
Mother Nature Network
The New York Times
Revista Diners
Smithsonian Magazine
Time Magazine
Vanity Fair
Entertainment
Fox Studios
MTV
Tyler Perry Studios
Netflix