Adrian Alvarez (b. 1992 in Madrid) is an award-winning freelance reporter & documentary photographer, currently based in Spain.
His work focuses on issues involving social justice and identity, as well as the way people interact with their environment. Adrian understands visual storytelling as a means to build bridges between realities, to create common spaces where civic and public conversation can lead to new levels of mutual understanding between different collectives of our society.
He graduated in Journalism at Complutense University of Madrid in 2015. Then he traveled to United Kingdom to complete the MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the University of the Arts London. In 2022 he was recognized with the Dawn Journalism Award (Premio Amanecer de Periodismo 2022) for his long-term photo essay about rural depopulation and resilience in Spain.
Alvarez’s work has been published in international media outlets such as The Washington Post, GEO Magazine, El País, ElDiario.es, and Público among others; as well as exhibited in England, France and Spain. He has also worked on commercial assignments for clients such as LG Electronics and Warner Music Spain.
Adrian Alvarez is currently developing lines of investigation about humanitarian crisis, energy poverty, historical memory, identity, depopulation and territory.
Based in Spain
Phone +34 654 134 374
Email adalva.cueto@gmail.com
2022 Premio Amanecer de Periodismo 2022 (Dawn Journalism Award). The Long Hunt (Winner).
2022 Roberto Villagraz Grant by EFTI. The Long Hunt (Finalist).
2021 OnPhoto Soria. The Long Hunt (Finalist).
2021 Art Photo BCN. The Long Hunt (Finalist).
2017 Prix ANI. The Last Border (Finalist).
2016 PhotOn Festival Award. The Last Border (Finalist).
2016 Fujifilm Award. The Last Border (Honor Mention).
2021 The Long Hunt (Group). Arts Santa Mònica (Barcelona, Spain).
2021 The Long Hunt (Group). Centro Cultural Palacio de la Audiencia (Soria, Spain).
2017 The Last Border (Group). Palais des congrès et des expositions (Perpignan, France).
2016 The Last Border (Group). The Ugly Duck (London, United Kingdom).
2016 The Last Border (Group). La Nau (Valencia, Spain).