About
Allan Salas M (b. 1993) is a photographer born and based in San José, Costa Rica.
His work is a poetic exploration that revolves around introspection and self-analysis through the themes of mortality, the passage of time, and the relationship between nature and the self.
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Awards
British Journal of Photography : Portrait of Humanity Shortlist. Feb. 2023
Kranj Foto Fest Open Call: HOME: a State of Transition | Special Mention. May, 2022
Lucie Scholarship Program: Shortlisted Artist, November ,2021
OD Photo Prize, 2021: Shortlisted Artist, November, 2021
Group Exhibitions
Home: A State of Transition -Espaço Alto, Saõ Paulo, Brazil, April 2023
PhMuseum Days 2022 - Book launch and collective show. September 2022
The Rooted Heart Began to Change, Kranj Foto Fest. August, 2022
One Eye Sees, the Other Feel | Curated by Ali Beşikçi. Daste, Bergamo, 2022
Ones to Watch, 2022 | Artsy Online Exhibition, February, 2022
OD Photo Prize, 2021 | Online Exhibition, November, 2021
The Vestiges of Water, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Costa Rica, September, 2021
Interviews - Features
Nowhere Diary - 10 photographers you should follow in 2023, January, 2023
PhMuseum’s Best Photobooks of 2022, December , 2022
Photo Art Books - Fotolibros del 2022 que no te puedes perder, December, 2022
Nowhere Diary - Best Photobooks of 2022, December, 2022
Smithsonian Magazine - The Ten Best Photography Books of 2022, November , 2022
Yogurt Magazine - The Rooted Heart Began to Change, September, 2022
Zero Nine - The Rooted Heart Began to Change, August, 2022
BOOOOOOOM - The Rooted Heart Began to Change, July, 2022
Diversions - Allan Salas, April, 2022
Lenscratch Feature: Too Tired Week | The Rooted Heart Began to Change, April, 2022
OD Photo Prize 2021 | Winners, November ,2021
C41 Feature: Allan Salas comes to terms with the mortal nature of the human being, October, 2021
Phases Magazine Feature: The Rooted Heart Began to Change, October .2021
DER GREIF Guest-Room online exhibition, curated by Gem Fletcher and Carmen Winant, September, 2021
Allan Salas décline les métaphores du deuil, article by Lou Tsatsas for Fisheye Magazine, August, 2021
Nowhere Diary Story 91: Allan Salas, Interview by Kim Høltermand, July, 2021
DER GREIF Guest-Room online exhibition, curated by Michael Mack and Sohrab Hura, July, 2021
Luminica International Photography Festival, online exhibition and podcast with Luján Agusti and Pablo Hernández: stories, beliefs and myths, October,2020
