Camila Falquez (born March 28, 1989, Mexico City) is a portrait photographer.
Biography
editFalquez was born in Mexico City and raised in Barcelona, Spain, by immigrant Colombian parents.[1] She later emigrated to New York, United States, at the age of 21,[2] and has since been based in Bushwick, Brooklyn.[3] Falquez grew up in her mother's art studio and traveled with her to major European museums.[1]
Falquez’s photography showcase the power and beauty within marginalized communities and BIPOC bodies. Falquez’s work further extends to photographing subjects from a range of gender and sexual identities.[4]
Notable works
edit- In 2022, Camila Falquez photographed Zendaya for TIME,[5] in the TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2022.[6]
- In 2021, Falquez photographed Anya Taylor-Joy for the cover of Vogue México y Latinoamérica[7] and Vogue España,[8] both for their October issue.
- In 2020, she photographed US President Joe Biden[9] and Vice President Kamala Harris.[10]
- Falquez's works have been published in a number of established publications, such as The New York Times,[11] The Guardian,[2] TIME Magazine,[12] The Wall Street Journal,[13] Vogue,[14] and El País,[15] among others.
- Falquez is also known for Being In History[16] and Gods That Walk Among Us.[2] These works were created to display the beauty within marginalized communities.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Rosen, Miss (2022-05-25). "Photographer Camila Falquez creates new paradigms of beauty, power & liberation". i-D. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ a b c d Glasgow, Abigail (2022-07-04). "'Gods that walk among us': the photographer bringing glamour to portraits of community leaders". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Next Big Thing: Camila Falquez". Galerie. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Finney, Alice (2021-02-12). "Spotlight: Camila Falquez". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "2022 TIME100 - Zendaya by Photograph by Camila Falquez for TIME". TIME Cover Store. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People of 2022". Time. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Abad, Paloma (2021-09-17). "Anya Taylor-Joy y sus incansables pasos rumbo a la cima". Vogue México y Latinoamérica (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Seoane, Xabier (2021-09-17). "De evasión y realidad: Anya-Taylor Joy protagoniza la portada de octubre en Vogue España". Vogue España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Carlisle, Madeleine (2020-12-10). "December 21st, 2020 | Vol. 196, No. 23". Time. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Kamala Harris: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021". Time. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Verde, Isvett (2022-10-01). "The Guardians of the Future". The New York Times.
- ^ Har'el, Alma (2020-03-05). "Why Women's History Should Be Everyone's History". Time. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Delistraty, Cody (2021-05-28). "At Gagosian, Art That Does "More Than Just Quietly Sit on a Wall"". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Camila Falquez • Photo Gallery". Vogue. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Cardiel, Mateo Sancho (2022-05-28). "Camila Falquez, la gran retratista de la belleza inclusiva: "Yo siento que estoy frente a lo más sublime"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ Bardelli-Nonino, Chiara (2020-07-07). "Being in History". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-07.