About the Argentinian Magnum photographer Alessandra SANGUINETTI (b.1968, in New York)

Alessandra SANGUINETTI is known for her lyrical, softly-drawn photography that explores themes of memory, place, and the psychological transitions of youth. She brought up in Argentina where she lived from 1970 until 2003. Her interest in photography began aged 9 when she poured over her mother’s collection of books by Michael LESY, Dorothea LANGE and others. She studied Anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires and General Studies at the International Center of Photography. She has been a member Magnum since 2007. Alessandra SANGUINETTI is currently based in California.

Photo books by Alessandra SANGUINETTI

'On the Sixth Day' (debut book, 2005, 2023); 'The Adventures of Belinda and Guille and The Meaning of their Enigmatic Dreams' (2010, 2021); 'The Adventures of Belinda and Guille and The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer' (2020)


Photo book 'On Tthe Sixth Day' interprets the people and animals in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires. In contrast to globalized factory farming, the continuous cycle of life & death is present every day from morning to evening on small plots of land
from 70,00 € Weight 1.3 kg
In the book 'Over Time: Conversations about Documents and Dreams', Alessandra SANGUINETTI reflects with her cousins on the 'The Adventures of Guille and Belinda' series and its development. The in-depth conversation is illustrated with unpublished images
17,00 € * Weight 0.3 kg
Alessandra SANGUINETTI documents the lives of cousins Guille & Belinda, living in rural Argentina, as they journey through childhood and adolescence to become women. 'The Enigmatic Meaning of Their Dreams' traces the first 5 years of their collaboration.
98,00 € * Weight 1.2 kg
In this volume of Alessandra SANGUINETTI's series we follow Guillermina & Belinda from ages 14 to 24 as they negotiate the fluid territory between adolescence and young adulthood, still surrounded by the animals and rural settings of their childhood.
120,00 € * Weight 1.3 kg
In 'Some Say Ice', Alessandra SANGUINETTI alludes to the possibility of undoing death through the act of photography, making visible undercurrents of doubt. The book title was inspired by a poem by Robert Frost that deals with the inevitability of death.
0,00 € * Weight 1.4 kg