THE ROBERT GIARD GRANT FOR EMERGING
LGBTQ+ PHOTOGRAPHERS

NELSON MORALES, 2019 FINALIST

Nelson Morales is from Unión Hidalgo, Oaxaca. He studied communication sciences. For nearly ten years he has devoted himself entirely to photography. Morales’ work focuses mainly on sexual diversity and identity. He has studied at different workshops and programs specialized in contemporary photography in Mexico, and has held several individual and collective exhibitions in Mexico and in countries such as Spain, Malaysia, Colombia, Germany, India, Brasil, Portugal, the United States, Greece, Costa Rica, Argentina, and the Netherlands. Morales has obtained several awards in Mexico and abroad, and his work is held in public and private collections. In 2018 he published his first book, Musas Muxe, followed by Fantastic Woman in 2019. Nelson Morales is currently teaching photography workshops and developing his personal projects focused on sexual diversity in America.