Three Argentine photographers share their surprising takes on Buenos Aires
Alejandro Chaskielberg, Gaston Perello, and Jorge Minio convey the spirit of the city with shots that capture its contradictions
Buenos Aires is a city of contrasts: the antique and the contemporary, the bustling and the bucolic, the sacred and the profane, the remarkable and the mundane. From the lush parks of Palermo to the lively grit of La Boca, in these poetic juxtapositions Alejandro Chaskielberg, Gaston Perello, and Jorge Minio show that one doesn’t have to look far to find views that please the eye and feed the mind.
Alejandro Chaskielberg
With a degree from the National Institute of Cinematography of Argentina, Alejandro Chaskielberg (b. 1977, Buenos Aires) has shot extensively at home and abroad. He has exhibited in numerous photographic festivals and international biennials, including the Brighton Biennial curated by Martin Parr in 2010, and was named World Photographer of the Year in 2011. Since 2015, Chaskielberg has lived in the Paraná River delta, where he produced his first monograph, La Creciente. His second, Otsuchi Future Memories, documents the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in a small Japanese fishing town. He recently published his third book, Laberinto, about a hedge maze in the mountains of Patagonia.
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Gaston Perello
Gaston Perello (b. 1979, Rosário) began his career working as an art merchant before moving to Los Angeles to study film. When he returned to Argentina, he started working as an art director in advertising and television. For 10 years he was a fashion photographer and later specialized in architecture, art photography, and advertising. His work has been published in international media such as Vogue, GQ, and Elle, among others. He is currently creative director of Silencio magazine.
Jorge Minio
Jorge Minio (b. 1973, Corrientes) attended art school and continued his studies under the photographers Alberto Goldenstein, Alejandro Kuropatwa, and Martín Weber. He was chosen by the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano and the Collección Jumex for a masterclass with Pablo Vargas Lugo in Mexico City and was an artist in residence at the Fundación Telefónica in 2009. In 2013 he was awarded the Casa FOA gold medal for his series ‘In Search of Beauty’, in collaboration with the Martín Zanotti architecture studio. Aside from recent solo shows in Lima and Miami, Minio has participated in numerous group exhibitions at home and abroad. He published his first book, Transversal, in 2018.