Portrait nominee

I took this image in a girls’ caring home as part of a project that started in 2015 and lasted several years. I went so many times to this place to, with my images, tell the story of the girls in an documentary, spontaneous, genuine and authentic way, that early in time it became so natural for them that I would be there, quiet, taking photos and later on playing with them. The fact that for them I was part of the caring home made them feel so comfortable that sometimes they "created" spontaneously some images, like this one. The girls were just talking and I was going to take a photo of them, when the one on the right decided to be like the "stylist" of the one on the left and made her pose. I loved how naturally and gracefully she was moving her face. I loved that even though they didn't pose for the project they felt they wanted to do it as a game, everything was flowing. It was pure chemistry and connection.

Alejandra is professional photographer, specialized in street, travel, visual storytelling and people photography. She studied photography at the London School of Photography and ICP in NYC. Having lived in 9 countries and visited more than 80 has contributed to her passion of giving voice to people from many different cultures and backgrounds.
Her work, exhibited in Mexico City, NYC, London, San Francisco, Madrid, Kuala Lumpur, Tampa, Sydney, Villahermosa and Bangkok, has received some international awards and mentions like Silver Award for her book “I dry my hair in the wind” by Paris Photo Prize 2024, 2nd Prize Portrait/People category by the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 2024, 2nd Prize Visual Story 2024 by The Independent Photographer, Best Portrait Finalist 2023 by Dodho Magazine, 2022 WSP Annual Exhibition in NYC, 2021 WSP virtual exhibit, Honorific Mention B&W Spider Awards 2017, 2017 Finalist at the SFO Street Photography Festival, 2016 Art Takes Manhattan, 3rd Prize Single Image Award by LensCulture at their 2015 Exposure Awards, among others.
Alejandra is very interested in social projects and when she has the opportunity she blends her photography work with her social contribution. She is mother of two little girls who are 4 and 5 years.