‘The Fallen Angel', is one of the many images of an irreverent but ironic photobook I’m working on, ‘The Quiet Terror Of Being Alive Or How To Stop Existing Without Dying’.
The protagonist of the story, consumed by the suffocating routine of his daily life, embarks on a psychedelic journey that lands him into a kaleidoscope of colour, where the laws of physics hold no sway and the boundaries of reality are but a distant memory.
In this surreal world, he encounters a myriad of strange and enigmatic characters – inspired by his arts imagery.
This image is a hommage to artist Alexandre Cabanel
Lima, 1963. Autodidact. I began working as a photojournalist in my hometown Lima in Peru, adding to my interest fashion and portraiture once I settled in London in 1985. My images has been published in many magazines including ID, Elle and Vogue, as well as newspapers like The Guardian, The Times and El País. I have covered different topics, from celebrity portraiture to events such as the Kosovo War in 1999.
I’m currently engaged in Fine Arts and Documentary projects.
Awards -First Place at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2017 (PX3), Fine Arts
-Grand Winner of the 2016 Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA)
-Winner of the 2015 International Photography Awards (IPA), Food Advertising
-Winner of the 2015 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category
-Photographer of the Year nominee at the Lucie Awards 2014.
- Advertising Photographer of the Year at the 2014 International Photography Awards (IPA).
- Winner of the 2014 PDN Photo Annual, Advertising.
- Winner of the 2014 PX3 (Prix De La Photographie, Paris), Fine Arts.
- Winner of the 2014 ND Awards, Fashion.
- Work selected for exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery of London as part of the 2014 Saatchi Motion Photography Prize.
- The series of Motion Photographs, 'A Man Today', selected for exhibition as part of the 2014 La Gaîté Lyrique GIF Awards at La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris.
- Winner of the 2013 American Aperture Awards (American Photography Awards), Advertising Category .
- Winner of the 2013 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category.
- Winner of the 2013 See Me Awards.
- Work selected for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery of London as part of the 2013 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize from the project Mírame, Lima.
- Work selected for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery of London as part of the 2012 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize from the project Mírame, Lima.
- Highly Commended Award Winner at the 2006 Guardian Photography Prize, Photojournalism.
