Architecture 1st place winner

Through time and elements; through hope and despair; through the eyes of the ones who once left and fought the ruthless sea; the ones who stayed and faced the shape of history, and us, who came in wonder, Havana stands as a monument to resilience.

Cities are made to outlive ideas and Havana is as strong a proof of it as there could ever be. Each of its buildings shows us a personality, a specific moment in time and a powerful sense of ideology; they're all pieces of a historical puzzle of styles ranging from the Colonial and Baroque; the spanish influenced Neo-Classical of the 19th century around El Malecón; the early 20th century's elegance of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco; all the way to the Strong forms of the Constructivism brought by the Soviet Union, down the Carlos III Avenue; yet they're all tied together by the signs of time, carved deeply into their facades.

Still -despite of the sense of abandonment that may be caused by shattered glass, broken walls or fallen balconies- this city is staying strong somehow; all those ideas lost in time will always be replaced by the sense of survival instinct, and maybe

I'm a colombian photographer, specialized in black and white, fine art architectural and street photography.

I'm in a permanent quest for the unknown, escaping the everyday routine. Using black and white and imagination as my main tools, I try to take the city to a whole new level and meaning, revealing what always hides in plain sight.

My work is an exercise of patient observation. Exploiting architecture as my main language, I want my photographs to be timeless. There's no day or age, just light, textures and shapes.


-1st place, The Yellow Awards 2019, Too Many Flash School of Photography, Madrid, Spain. Architecture Category, for HavanaStands.
-Winner Smithsonian’s 16th Annual Photo Contest, category ‘Altered Images’ with GRVTY2No.4.
-Winner London International Creative Competition (LICC 2018-2019), Professional, with HavanaStands.
-1st place (Gold) 2019 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Professional, category ‘Architecture’ with HavanaStands.
GRAND PRIZE MonoVisions Awards Black & White Series of the Year 2018 and Architectural Series of the Year 2018 for GRVTY2.
-1st place, 2018 International Photography Awards (IPA) Architecture, Historic for GRVTY2.
-Shortlisted and Finalist, London International Creative Competition (LICC) 2018, Professional, Photography with HavanaStands.
-1st place, 2017 photography schollarship, Workshop Experience, Madrid, Spain for SilentMonuments.