Photographer #160: Alejandro Cartagena

Alejandro Cartagena, 1977, Dominican Republic, works and lives in monterrey, Mexico. His photographic works focuses on the urban, social and environmental issues of Latin America. In his series Between Borders he has photographed the people living between two borders, the one that devides USA and Mexico, the other of drug trafficking cartels in nearby ranchos. The three series below deal with the issue of urbanization and the effects on the environment, landscapes and it's inhabitants. The following images come from the series People of Suburbia, Fragmented Cities and Lost Rivers.

Website: www.alejandrocartagena.com
Video on Lost Rivers: www.podcast.tv

Photographer #062: Alejandro Chaskielberg

Alejandro Chaskielberg, Argentina, 1977, started as a photojournalist. After completing his photographic studies he worked on various documentaries as a director for television. By using fictional scenarios and playing with sharpness he has developed his own style in photography. He searches for the limits of documentary photography and water is a recurring theme in his projects. The following photographs come from the projects The High Tide, Nocturama and Borders.

Website: www.chaskielberg.com