Álvaro Ybarra Zavala

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    “Photography is my way of stirring emotion, of seeing ourselves in one another, and of defying oblivion: preserving what makes us human.”

    Álvaro Ybarra Zavala is considered one of the most relevant contemporary photographers and visual artists of his generation. For over two decades, his work has explored memory, identity, and the human impact of conflict, political power, and social transformation. With projects developed across all regions of the world, his practice moves between long-form documentary and a deeply introspective, personal artistic approach. His work has been published in the world's most prestigious magazines and is part of important private art collections. Internationally awarded and widely exhibited, Ybarra Zavala uses photography as a tool to question legacy, history, and the fragile relationship between humanity and its environment.

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