Once again, the Artist, Mother, Proud & Serious publication celebrates the resilient spirits of mother artists, each wielding creativity as both a shield and a beacon. This book is born from the raw, powerful stories of women who shape life not only through motherhood but through art - a unique alchemy that transforms sleepless nights and quiet hours into creations that speak where words fail. It is for those who, amid the demands of nurturing others, have rediscovered and redefined themselves with brushstrokes, clay, threads, words, and music.

La Casa de la Cultura Benjamin Carrión Núcleo Galápagos en el marco de la Inauguración del Centro de Exposiciones en Puerto Ayora, desarrolló un ciclo de exposiciones de artistas plásticos y visuales galapagueños. La obra "Galapagos un viaje en el tiempo: Cianotipia y Cambio Climático" se presentó como parte de este ciclo de muestras durante el...

La investigación colectiva de fotógrafos experimentales en el Día Mundial de la Antotipiao 2024 fue una iniciativa de la Organización de Fotografía Alternativa @alternativephotography_com. La misión era intentar encontrar una emulsión inusual y ayudar a hacer crecer la base de datos de emulsiones antotipia. Esta edición contó con 135 artistas de...

Premio a la fotografía A Través de Tu Lente Una Convocatoria Abierta a nivel mundial que invitaba a presentar una imagen que expresara el tema “Proteger lo Sagrado” como un tema ampliamente abierto a interpretación. La Convocatoria Abierta buscaba imágenes e historias que evocaran una sensación de cambio dramático en el horizonte, de regresar a...

Exhibición AddOn AddOn es una exposición fotográfica anónima y no competitiva con la curaduría de Charles McKean y el director del festival Moshe Rosenzveig OAM. Este evento tuvo lugar en Ted's World of Imaging en Sydney, Australia, del 11 de noviembre al 3 de diciembre de 2023. Artistas de todo el mundo presentaron 117 imágenes impresionantes....

El segundo Día Mundial de la Antotipia tuvo lugar en el 2023, impulsado por la Organización de Fotografía Alternativa @alternativephotography_com. Ningún tema en particular, sino que el llamado fue intentar encontrar una emulsión inusual. Participaron 139 artistas de todo el mundo procedentes de 31 países diferentes. Este año la obra "Tierra",...

During the month of November 2024, within the framework of the Galapagos International Film Festival, the collaborative work ""Reflection of my hands"" was inaugurated. The work carried out by Mónica Páez Espinosa and Ilenya J Robalino @ilenyajrobalino is an intergenerational proposal where the interaction of different techniques is proposed in the construction of a visual narrative that invites us to rethink the concept of identity.

"GYE by them" is the result of an Open call that was made during the month of June 2023 with the purpose of reuniting the perspectives and talents of different photographers of the region

Instalación fotográfica “Somos parte” – Puerto Ayora, julio 2022“Cualquier destino, por largo y complicado que sea, consta en realidad de un solo momento: el momento en que el hombre sabe para siempre quien es” Jorge Luis Borges  A raíz del paro nacional en el que participaron varios sectores sociales del Ecuador reclamando el justo derecho a la...

Open call made by the Gallery Light Art Space from the city of Silver City in New Mexico. The call requested images related to the human body from the handmade photography process using alternative photography techniques. The collective exhibition showcases all form of exploration including images that examine the subject as identity, intimacy, love, sexuality, view, social and cultural structures, beauty, ritualistic and voyeurism. The exhibition took place from the 5th of August until de 1st of October, 2022 and participated 32 artists, being Monica Paez, the only Ecuadorian artist performing.

“Wildlife wisper” image of a medium Galapagos Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) captured in 2020. The image was developed on local coffee emulsion on photographic paper with a process of 10 days of insolation to obtain the necessary contrast. The catalogue Anthotype emulsions, Vol 1, is a collective research of photographers around the world, organized by the Organization Alternative Photography for the first Anthotype day in history. One hundred and three artists participated on this publication from 31 countries, registering the use of 60 plants. The theme was “Hope” as for the work presented represents that hope to find the balance between the natural wealth and the daily needs of humankind.

“Galapagos cotton” – Art work published by the Alternative Photography Organization as a tribute to Anna Atkins and a recognition as the creator of the first photobook in history. The composition of the art work incorporates botanical elements to the cutting image of the Galapagos cotton flower (Gossypium darwinii) captured in island of Isabela in 2018, pretends to emulate the narrative that Anna Atkins used to published her master piece Photographs of British Algae. The work includes a plate with the Latin name of the plant in order to achieve the perception of this travel to the tribute to whom marked an important milestone on the reproduction of images and photographic publications.

Artists from Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal were part of the first face to face exhibition, “Light, the art of lighting the art” that took place from the 27th of December, 2022 thru the 6th of January, 2023 in the @ciergalapagos edifice. The show was a great attraction for local, national and foreigner visitors, where they had the opportunity to appreciate the talent of our artists and share face to face with some of them.