Cityscape nominee

"ECLECTIC" is a series of double exposure photographs of Street Environments of different cities, countryside and beaches from around the world. Where each city has its own distinctive pace of elements, circumstances, colours; an array of miscellanea that shape what we call memory; a human quality as ephemeral as ever-changing.

All pictures where taken with a 35mm film camera using 100ISO, 400ISO and 800ISO colour film, applying the double exposure technique. Creating a balance of colours, shapes and symmetries but doubled with new layers of perspectives and appearances in order to sharpen our imagination and take us to a new level of beauty and visionary abstractions. Sharing two images into one in the same shoot creating a dreamlike experience of cities described as: London, as energetic; Hong Kong, as chaotic; San Francisco, as vibrant; Rome, as eternal; Shanghai, as imposing.

Alexandro Pelaez was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Alexandro initially studied Advertising in Florida and worked in an advertising agency BVK Meka in Miami as an art director.

Alexandro moved to London in 2001 where he continued his studies in graphic design at Central Saint Martins and photography at London College of Communication while working at the same time as a photographer assistant. Alexandro has created his studio in Chelsea where he does most of his Portraits. Recently, Alexandro received the “Highly Commended” Award by the London Photographic Association in the “Let’s Face it 10” (Portrait) 2014 Competition for his “Heroes & Villains” series. Over the years Alexandro has worked on various projects and with clients including: Harrods, Urban Retreat, Daily Mail, Book; “How not to get old” by Karen Dolby (Portrait of surgeon Alex Karidis), Cooking magazine; “Cocina y Vino” (Cover photo and series of portraits of celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal), among other clients.

Exhibitions in London, Paris, Miami, San Francisco and Shanghai.