Weekend Portfolio: Claudia Hernandez

Images and Text by Claudia Hernandez

When studying communication at the university and being the director of photography for a final film project, it was when I realized that Photography will be my passion. You can recognize my work mainly because in the sight of the people I photograph, there is a feeling of compassion and the need to communicate something through my camera. I chose to be a photographer because I found in this profession a way to connect with people. For me, images are the proof of living in a space with so many realities and stories ... a real proof of existence. Human rights, travel, determination, perseverance and curiosity are matters that come with me, every time I shoot with my inseparable digital camera. Taking a picture is a moment of mindfulness, a moment to be fully present where I am, and with my heart and my mind, I think I can change the world with at least one action, one feeling, one thought from my viewers.

I studied at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City, and then I continue to take as many workshops and courses as I can in Los Angeles, Lima-Peru, Tokyo-Japan and New York. I am co-founder of "VISART", a photography business in Lima, and have had exhibitions in Peru, Italy, Mexico and New York. At the moment I am working on photography projects and I am studying a Masters Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York, to continue immersing myself in this magical world of photography.