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Born in Moscow, Russia, in 1982, the daughter of Cuban parents, her life path was very early influenced by different cultures, people and languages. After completing her geography studies in Havana, Cuba, she moved to Germany, where after working a few years as a wind project manager, she started taking photography lessons at the Cologne School of Photography. . Photography has become a way of expressing distance, lack, nostalgia for one's culture and one's family, developing a passion for photojournalism and portraits.

His curiosity, his adaptability and his open-mindedness allow him to integrate into new cultures and to know them from the inside, which undoubtedly influenced his photographic style. His work crosses the boundaries between documentary photography, photographic art and photojournalism.

In search of new challenges, Elizabet Castillo moved to the south of France in 2018, where she decided to devote herself entirely to photography. In 2019, she took part in the "Reflex Sainte-Baume" photo competition and won first and third prizes in two categories. After several group exhibitions, she organized her first solo exhibition in December 2019. Her photographic report produced between 2014 and 2018 shows us not only the streets of Havana but also the life of its inhabitants, the political situation of the country and the relations between them.

She is currently working on new photographic projects, experimenting with new themes and new reports.

“Although I am passionate about photographing the world, my real muse is my Cuban island, my enchanted Havana and my roots. "


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Who is the artist?

Born in Moscow, Russia, in 1982, the daughter of Cuban parents, her life path was very early influenced by different cultures, people and languages. After completing her geography studies in Havana, Cuba, she moved to Germany, where after working a few years as a wind project manager, she started taking photography lessons at the Cologne School of Photography. . Photography has become a way of expressing distance, lack, nostalgia for one's culture and one's family, developing a passion for photojournalism and portraits.

His curiosity, his adaptability and his open-mindedness allow him to integrate into new cultures and to know them from the inside, which undoubtedly influenced his photographic style. His work crosses the boundaries between documentary photography, photographic art and photojournalism.

In search of new challenges, Elizabet Castillo moved to the south of France in 2018, where she decided to devote herself entirely to photography. In 2019, she took part in the "Reflex Sainte-Baume" photo competition and won first and third prizes in two categories. After several group exhibitions, she organized her first solo exhibition in December 2019. Her photographic report produced between 2014 and 2018 shows us not only the streets of Havana but also the life of its inhabitants, the political situation of the country and the relations between them.

She is currently working on new photographic projects, experimenting with new themes and new reports.

“Although I am passionate about photographing the world, my real muse is my Cuban island, my enchanted Havana and my roots. "

When was Elizabet Castillo born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1982