Alejandra (Madrid, 1974) is a professional photographer specializing in travel, visual storytelling, and people photography. She believes in the transformative power of photography and art when pursued with honesty, knowledge, and dedication.
Alejandra honed her craft at the London School of Photography and ICP in New York City and learning from mentors such as Mary Ellen Mark. After dedicating 14 years to a career in Human Resources with American and British multinationals, Alejandra founded a photography company in Thailand in October 2011. Two years later, she moved to Mexico City as a freelance photographer for ten years.
Since 2023, Alejandra has been based in Madrid, creating fine art, teaching photography, and engaging in various visual projects. She has lived in 9 countries and her work has been exhibited over 30 times in cities like Mexico City, New York, San Francisco, London, Madrid, Villahermosa, Kuala Lumpur, Tampa, Sydney, and Bangkok. Her projects have received international accolades from the Paris Photo Prize, FMoPA, The Independent Photographer, Dodho Magazine, San Francisco Street Photo Festival to LensCulture.
In late 2022, Alejandra self-published her first photography book, "I Dry My Hair in the Wind," which documents life in a girls' care home in Oaxaca. Having lived in 9 countries and visited more than 70 has contributed to her passion of giving voice to people from many different cultures and backgrounds.
