Bio:
Juan Glassford (b. October 14, 1998, Mexico City) is a Mexican-American documentary and fine-art photographer based between New York and Mexico City. His practice is grounded in long-form projects that engage with social and human rights issues, focusing on themes such as migration, political isolation, conflict, and environmental crisis.
At sixteen, Glassford relocated to New York, where he began formal training in documentary practice. In 2019, he was awarded the Director’s Fellowship for Documentary Storytelling at the International Center of Photography (ICP). In 2022 he earned a degree in Photography and Human Rights from Bard College.
In 2020, he participated in a portfolio review with Magnum Photos as part of the Magnum Learn program, and joined the VII Academy program, deepening his technical and theoretical approach to visual storytelling. In parallel, he has collaborated with NGOs and the UNHCR, documenting conditions of conflict and forced migration across the Horn of Africa, Bangladesh, and Turkey.
Today, Glassford is working in ongoing projects across Mexico and the United States, combining documentary and artistic approaches to investigate complex narratives of belonging, displacement, and resilience.
For further details, contact: studio@juanglassford.com
