He is a Guatemalan photographer recognized for his photographic compositions of doors. In 1994 he finished his degree in psychology and decided to move to Colorado, United States to study photography at the Denver Art Institute. In 1998 he returned to Guatemala and opened his first photography studio.
In 2018 he held his exhibition “This is not a door”, made up of 21 collages of photos of doors in relief.
Alan Benchoam takes on the challenge of making human portraits using this technique, his largest work being a face composed of 1,087 individually photographed doors.
He has received national and international awards for his collages.
Explore the mystery and magic behind every door with this collection of photographs that capture fantastical stories, inviting you to imagine the hidden worlds that lie behind them.
“GUATEMALA, opening the doors to the whole world! When we create a collage, each door is placed individually in different reliefs… That is why our works are absolutely full of reliefs.”