Nelson Garrido (Venezuela, b. 1952) practices both documentary and art photography. He places expressions of popular culture at the centre of both genres. In the series shown here he juxtaposes his own Venezuelan, Roman Catholic identity with the American consumer society. In this way Garrido creates a new iconographic language around themes such as violence, religion, sex and trends, through which he poses questions about the socially enforced concepts, feelings and religious experience in Venezuela.

Garrido has received various prizes, including the Best of Latin American Photography (1995). He teaches at several photography and design schools in Venezuela and lectures regularly.