Gonzalo Contreras Del Solar

Gonzalo Contreras del Solar has been dedicated to the art of water photography since 1977, creating large-format works that capture water’s ever-changing forms, colors, and textures. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and collected by private clients, corporate collections, and institutions.
Having traveled to over 40 countries across three continents, Gonzalo documents water in all its manifestations — from glacial landscapes and mountain waterfalls to coastal reflections and abstract surface patterns. His compositions, often exceeding 100 cm in size, invite viewers to experience water as both a universal element and a deeply personal subject.

Technically, Gonzalo’s work merges the chromatic influence of Vincent van Gogh, the tonal mastery of Ansel Adams, and his own innovative use of modern digital tools. While he continues to photograph in medium format film, his current practice employs 60+ megapixel digital cameras to produce highly detailed fine art prints. All works are printed in his Chilean studio on archival Hahnemühle papers, with select pieces produced in New York in silver gelatin and color processes for the U.S. market.

For Gonzalo, water is more than a subject — it is a living muse. Each image is b...

Instituto Technológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - Mexico

Solo Exhibits:
2016 Centro Cultural El Tranque. Title: Del Agua (Exhibit with poet Gonzalo Rojas) [Chile].
2008 FotoAmérica 2008, Galera Isabel Aninat. Title: I’m Water [Chile].
2008 Museo Agbar (Exhibit of my images and poems of Gonzalo Rojas, April 2008). Title: De lAigua [Spain].
2006 Icebox Gallery. Title: Waters of the World in Blue [USA].
2006 Corporacin Cultural de Las Condes. Title: Sabattier Revisited [Chile].
2006 ArsLatino. Title: Waters of the World 2 [Chile].
2006 Medtronic. Title: Waters of the World in Blue 2 [USA].
2006 FotoAmérica 2006, Museo Rancagua. Title: The Water [Chile].
2004 FotoAmérica 2004, Mall Plaza Oeste. Title: Nearby Waters [Chile].
2004 FotoAmérica 2004, Edificio Huidobro. Title: Waters of the World [Chile].
2003 Corporación Cultural de Las Condes. Title: Water as is [Chile].
2001 Corporación Cultural de Las Condes. Title: It's only Walter [Chile].
1996 Instituto Chileno Norteamericano. Title: Water [Chile].


Group Exhibits:
2009 Buenos Aires Photo (Through Galería Isabel Aninat). [Argentina].
2007 Centro Cultural de España. Them: Honoring Gonzalo Rojas [Chile].
2007 Group exhibit at Centro Cultural España [Chile].
2007 Foto Encuentro 2007. Theme: Waters of the World in Blue [Bolivia].
2006 Ké...