Mírame Lima, consists of a series of 50 family portraits
reflecting the vast diversity present within the peruvian capital:
the different cultures, religions, ethnic origins and dreams of
the limeños. Partly as a result of insecurity, street violence, bad
public transports, lack of information, among other things, a
sad reality of Lima is that people tend to live very isolated from
each other, in small groups from which they rarely emerge. This
lack of interaction often results in discrimination. People tend to
fear the unknown, what they don´t understand, what differs
from their own customs and beliefs. One of the main goals of
this photographic project is to contribute to get to know each
other better and to build bridges of communication between
different communities. The best way to feel proud of our
differences as citizens is to look at each other, to find out who
our neighbours really are. There is a bigger chance of respecting
different customs, cultures and religions if one is exposed
directly to them.
From these images it emerges that, not only do jobs, lifestyles,
religions and ethnicities differ vastly, but even the very concept
of ‘family’ can be extremely variable. This project aims to
encourage respect between the people of Lima and to do so in a
positive, optimistic tone in order to avoid conflict and
controversy.
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 the Kosovo War in 1999.
I’m currently engaged in Fine Arts and Documentary projects.
Awards -Second Place at the 2018 MIFA (Moscow Foto Awards), Moving Images
-Second Place at the 2017 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards), Moving Images
-First Place at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2017 (PX3), Fine Arts
-Grand Winner of the 2016 Fine Art Photo Awards
-Second Place at the 2016 MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards), Advertising
-Second Place at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2016 (PX3), Food Advertising
Third Place at the 2016 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards)
-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 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, NY, as part of The Fence 2013.
- 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.
