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February 17, 2026 - Chilean / Photographer / War - Conflict

Alfredo Jaar

Alfredo Jaar was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1956, and grew up during a period of profound political upheaval that would fundamentally shape his understanding of the relationship between images, power, and human suffering. He studied film and architecture at the Instituto Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura and the Universidad de Chile, a dual formation that equipped […]

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RESOURCES

This is where I keep the research — over 200 studies of the photographers, writers, curators and exhibitions I’ve found most compelling. Each entry offers a summary of their practice together with a few examples of their work, where copyright permits.

FOCUS


Browse by genre (use the hamburger menu above on mobile) — Street, Fashion, Landscape, Documentary and others. Most of these categories took shape during my MFA studies and many of the people here appear in multiple categories.

NATIONALITIES

View landmark exhibitions like New Topographics and The Family of Man alongside individual studies of Magnum photographers and many others, like the "Terrible Three", who have shaped the way we see.