Ruvén Afanador is a photographer born in Colombia who moved to New York City in 1990, where he built a career photographing emblematic figures and change-makers in fashion, music, politics, art and film. His work has appeared in publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Tatler and Elle. Alongside his editorial work, he has published books that carry his own artistic vision: "Torero" (2001), "Sombra" (2004), "Mil Besos" (2009), "Ángel Gitano" (2014) and "Hijas del Agua" (2020). His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums in Spain, Italy, Colombia, Argentina, Japan and the United States. Fahey/Klein Gallery's "Grand Illusion Photographs" considers the enduring artistic vision behind images made for the changing pages of fashion.
