People nominee

Shelters & Futures started in a girls’ caring home at Oaxaca, in February 2015. The first time I travelled to Oaxaca, I spent 15 days with the girls, after that I have gone back on several occasions to continue the work over the last 3 years. Beyond the testimonial value of this project, there is the aim to raise awareness – from the affections and the spontaneity – about a social problem many times ignored. These type of projects are not usually viral on the social media, they are not the front page, not even the back page of a paper; but photography, as any other expression of art is a powerful communication tool that can break those borders, expand boundaries and make edges between "different worlds" less sharp. These images allude to the abandonment and survival of these girls, addressed from their routines and dreams, exhibiting those spaces of playfulness and memoir. The photos look over the places, the shelters, their daily chores, the games and the longings of these girls, like a capture of the experience and the time fading. And the time will also come for them because as Victor Hugo said “The future has many names”.

Alejandra studied photography at the London School of Photography and ICP in NYC. She feels fortunate to have had great mentors including Mary Ellen Mark.
In October 2011, Alejandra created ¨Bangkok Soul, Photography Journeys”, a photography tours’ business that offers visual and cultural experiences to professional photographers and travellers in Thailand.
She has lived in 9 countries, visited more than 70, speaks 4 languages and her life has been a constant journey since she was fourteen. Her passion for people and other cultures is captured by her lenses.
She currently works in Mexico City where she does fine art exhibitions, teaches photography and works in different visual projects. Her work, exhibited in Mexico, NYC, London, San Francisco, Madrid and Bangkok, has received some international awards and mentions like Honorific Mention B&W Spider Awards 2017, Best Image Finalist at the SFO Street Photography Festival, the 3rd Prize Single Image Award by LensCulture at their 2015 Exposure Awards, 2016 Art Takes Manhattan or the selection to participate at PhotoEspaña 2015.