Photographers

Alessandra Sanguinetti (born 1968 in New York) is an American photographer known for her long-term narrative documentary projects, many of which were created in Argentina where she grew up. A member of Magnum Photos since 2007, her work combines realism, theatricality, and psychological depth. Her most celebrated series, “The Adventures of Guille and Belinda,” is a decades-long collaboration with two cousins in rural Buenos Aires, documenting their evolution from childhood to adulthood through staged moments, symbolism, and intimate portraiture.

Her other notable projects include “On the Sixth Day,” exploring the cycles of rural life; “Sorry Welcome,” a visual meditation on domestic space; “Le Gendarme sur la Colline,” a poetic journey across France; and “Some Say Ice,” a haunting exploration of mortality set in the American Midwest. Her photographs are held in major museum collections, including MoMA, SFMOMA, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. She has also photographed for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, LIFE, and Newsweek.

Sanguinetti has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Hasselblad Foundation Grant, a MacDowell Fellowship, and a Robert Gardner Fellowship. She currently lives and works in California while continuing her extensive international photographic projects.