The Shower - Limited Edition of 5 Photograph

Originally from Mexico, Manuel started to study digital photography in 2009. He studied initially with renowned photographers Alan Benchoan and Daniel Chauche and at La Fototeca in Guatemala City and graduated in 2014 from Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) in Washington DC where he resides. His main body of work focuses on exploring the urban landscape, the integration of the face and body into fine art through staged scenarios, and fashion photography. In Washington, Manuel joined the International Photographic Society (IPS) in 2013 and was rookie of the year in the 2013-14 and Photographer of the Year in 2015-16. He was awarded the 2016-2017 and 2017-18 Washington DC Government Art & Humanities Fellowship as well as the 2018-19 Circle Foundation for the Arts (CFA) Artist of the Year Award finalist certificate. Manuel has done several solo and group exhibits in Guatemala City, Washington DC, including at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, New York City (Foundation for the Arts, Onishi Gallery, Artexpo, and the Leslie-Lohman Project Space), London’s Parallax Art Fairs and Italy’s 2018 Chianciano Art Biennale where he won the Leonardo First Prize for Photography and Digital Art. National Geographic and LensCulture have both recognized several of his images. In addition, Manuel has curated photography exhibitions, including IPS 50th Anniversary and published a book, Dialogue through Time, commemorating this anniversary. Several of his images are owned by the Public Art Program of the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the Chianciano Art Museum in Italy, and art collectors around the world.