Paola Vivas is a Mexican photographer based in Mexico City, working across portraiture, fashion, lifestyle, documentary, and architectural photography. Originally from southern Mexico, she spent 14+ years living and studying in London at the University of the Arts London, developing her practice while maintaining an ongoing connection between Mexico, the UK, and Europe.
Her work is grounded in community, representation, and visibility, exploring the intersections between people, space, and environment. In recent years, she has focused on hospitality, architecture, and curated lifestyle projects, examining how spatial design, material culture, and the experience of food shape intimacy, identity, and interpersonal relationships within lived environments.
In 2022, Paola published her first monograph, Espacio Latino, which showcases how Latinos create and claim space as individuals while shedding light on the challenges faced by the Latin population in the UK. In late 2022, she launched her fanzine Chulas, celebrating organic, unproduced photography, Mexican beauty, and the long-term creative relationships that emerge from sustained collaborations. Inspired by these conversations and her commitment to representation, she launched Directorio.Global in late 2021, a platform designed to amplify Latin creative talent, provide fair opportunities, and foster a supportive network within the community.
In parallel with her photographic practice, Paola is developing multiple personal projects including her first feature film, Las Amazonas, a deeply personal project connected to her roots that follows a team of female softball players in southern Mexico, and her second book, to be released at the end of 2026.
Paola is currently part of Thursday's Child, and her archives are available for licensing at Kintzing.
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