Oscar 2024

Portrait of Oscar Hagerman.
Oscar is a well renowned architect and artist, he lived his life working with local communities in Mexico and teaching in universities. He is also my uncle
He lives now with his wife (my aunt) in Valle de Bravo, Mexico in a small house he designed for his son who passed away in 2023. This house is a reflection of who he and his wife are.

Doris 2024

Portrait of Dora Maria Ruiz Galindo.
Dora Maria or Doris to his loved ones is a teacher who dedicated his life to working in schools of forgotten communities in Mexico, usually in the Puebla Sierra with the Huicholes . He is also my aunt
He lives now with Oscar in Valle de Bravo, Mexico in a small house he designed for his son who passed away in 2023. This house is a reflection of who her and his husband are.

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Rodrigo Palma

Mexico

https://www.rodrigopalmarg.com/

I create passive-aggressive photography. Through portraying the natural strength
of things and their structures, I try to reach that point in which form
becomes a document, and essence becomes an accessible language for every spectator. My photos are emotional-prompts.

To me, composition has a lot to do with narrative. In all of my works
there is a suggested untold story that plays as a silent trigger for the engagement
of sense and visual appropriation. Textures, volumes, and every single element that i present is committed to this narrativity.

I was born in Mexico City in 1983. I come from an art-loving family and as far as I can
remember I’ve always been a compulsive observer. It was in LA that I became a photographer. Later on, I moved to New York where i worked side by side with several important photographers and artists. Today I live by my work completely and are always in search for creative development.