“I am Benjamin Castelazo Miranda. I was born and raised in Mexico City and, since 2022, I have been based in Querétaro.
My connection with photography became firmly established in 2020, driven by a deep personal need to observe and understand the transformations of my city during the quarantine. I was captivated by witnessing how places once crowded with people suddenly appeared empty, yet how the city, despite everything, never truly came to a halt. As a result of this experience, I self-published Pandemic Landscapes as a visual chronicle of the historical moment we lived through.
For me, photography functions as a tool to express creativity, allowing me to construct visual narratives centered on shadow, duality, the self and the alter ego, as well as presence and absence.
I have developed my technique through workshops with Arturo Cañedo (MXSPF, 2024) and Gustavo Minas (Postal 5.6, 2025), with particular emphasis on the ongoing one-on-one mentorship I maintain with Cañedo, which has been fundamental in shaping my own visual language.
I am part of the Errante Collective and Postal 5.6 teams. My work has been exhibited in national and international group shows, including Ecos Cardinales (2025), Conexión Calle (2025), and BASP (2025). Additionally, my photographs have been published in Docu Magazine, Antología de Calle Latinoamericana, Asfalto, and Miradas de un Territorio Latente.”

“My photographic practice emerges from close observation of the city and the states of transition that run through it. I grew up in Mexico City, and it was during the 2020 lockdown that my relationship with photography became a necessity: to look in order to understand, to record in order not to forget. The empty city—suspended and seemingly paused—revealed new tensions between presence and absence, between movement and silence. From this process arose Pandemic Landscapes, a visual chronicle of a historical moment marked by uncertainty and transformation.

My work focuses on the exploration of shadow, duality, and the multiple layers of being. I use the street as both stage and mirror: a space where the everyday becomes ambiguous and where the alter ego appears as an extension of the urban experience. Through the use of contrasts, fragmented framing, and contained atmospheres, I seek to construct open narratives that invite contemplation rather than explanation.

For me, photography is not merely a means of documentation, but a tool to question identity, time, and the way we inhabit spaces. My visual language has developed through constant practice and formative mentorship with Arturo Cañedo and Gustavo Minas, with individual guidance from Cañedo being a key element in consolidating a personal and coherent gaze.”