I went to high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I am one of a handful of the graduates from there to go to college, let alone leave the state. I never wanted to go, I wanted to stay there and do drugs with my buddies like we always had.
I got my first camera when I turned 16. I started to take pictures of my friends. Due to the encouragement of my high school photography teacher and the fear that arose in me when people around me started dying, I decided to leave and go to college. I realize now I was really just running away.
Mine is not a unique story and I think I deserve a lot worse than I got.
—Alexander Iglesias, a winner of the LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards 2024. Discover all 25 Emerging Talents here.
