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Erick Chévez

@erickchevez

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Co-founder of @thelabstudio.co, designing for global tech orgs & photographing the world along the way

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I’m excited to announce KAKEMAWARU, my first photography exhibition in Tokyo, Japan!

The exhibition features a collection of photographs documenting everyday life, people, and culture in El Salvador.

I’m incredibly grateful to the Embassy of El Salvador in Japan and Ambassador @diegoadalton for their support in making this exhibition possible, and to Ian from @arted.ly for believing in my work and helping bring this opportunity to life.

October 22–25, 2026
Hibiya Okuroji, Tokyo, Japan

SPECIAL RECEPTION
Hosted by the Embassy of El Salvador in Japan, in collaboration with @arted.ly and @tokyoweekender.

Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:00 PM

A big shoutout to @malecuellar, who created the featured artwork for Artober 2026! Some of her own work will also be on display at the exhibition, and I’m excited that we’ll both be representing El Salvador.

If you’re in Tokyo, I’d love to see you there!

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Special thanks to @tropicalbranding for bringing one of my Tokyo skyline photographs to life with an awesome animation of me. 🙇🏽‍♂️ taken in Tokyo, Japan by @erickchevez

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10 days ago

Avec cette série réalisée entre 2023 et 2026, Erick Chévez propose une redécouverte personnelle du Salvador, entre photographie de rue, portrait et paysages naturels.⁣
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Au cœur du projet, El Zonte occupe une place particulière : une ville paisible de la côte où le photographe capture les visages du quotidien, des cultivateurs de café aux vendeurs de rue.⁣
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« Pendant très longtemps, il était dangereux pour les photographes de se promener avec leur appareil photo dans mon pays. Aujourd’hui, grâce à la paix et à la sécurité dont nous jouissons tous, nous pouvons enfin redécouvrir notre propre pays et le faire découvrir au reste du monde. »⁣⁣
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📷 : @erickchevez, Leica Q3 / Leica M11 / Leica SL2⁣
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#LeicaCameraFrance #MyLeicaPhoto by @erickchevez

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2 months ago

Kinmokusei is my first photobook project. It documents Japan across seasons, from summer greens and rainfall to snow, cherry blossoms, and winter. It leans toward quieter moments, away from heavily touristed centers, focusing on everyday scenes and local atmosphere.

This project changed how I approach photography. It pushed me toward long-term storytelling and sustained observation instead of quick and isolated sets.

By the way, lots of people have been reaching out so happy to mention I’m currently working with some awesome people to hopefully make the book available more broadly. More details soon. 🤞🏼

Captured with @leica_camera gear 🔴 taken in Tokyo, Japan by @erickchevez

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8 months ago

Viajar por Japón le dio a @erickchevez más curiosidad por El Salvador. Después de fotografiar otros países, el fotógrafo salvadoreño volvió su cámara hacia los mercados, las fincas de café, las playas y las calles que forman parte de su vida cotidiana.

De ese recorrido nace “Kakemawaru”, una exposición fotográfica cuyo nombre significa “recorrer” en japonés. La muestra reúne imágenes capturadas entre 2023 y 2026 y lleva a Tokio una mirada personal sobre El Salvador, sus paisajes y la gente que los habita.

Del 22 al 25 de octubre, la exposición formará parte de Artober 2026, el festival que reúne a más de 40 artistas en Hibiya Okuroji, Tokio, Japón. La entrada es gratuita. ¿Qué inspiró esta colección y cómo cambió la relación de Erick con su país?

Encuentra la historia completa en medianamag.com. by @erickchevez

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5 days ago

I’ve been wanting to create something alongside other artists, designers, and people working in different creative mediums.

An excuse to meet people who inspire me, exchange ideas, step outside our usual ways of working, and see what happens when we bring our work together.

This is the first of those experiments.

The first person I wanted to collaborate with was my friend and artist @celinamorales.art .

We met when I commissioned her to draw a portrait of my family. I’ve admired her work for a long time, so when I started thinking about bringing photography and drawing together, she immediately came to mind.

We spent some time in her studio, talking about her work, experimenting, and taking photographs.

Celina began her artistic practice with hyperrealism, spending over three years working exclusively with graphite pencils and paper.

It’s a practice built around precision, patience, and control. Even the smallest movements are deliberate.

But eventually, she felt the need to explore the opposite: to loosen that control, introduce color, embrace spontaneity, and let intuition guide her work.

In a way, it’s also a reflection of her own life, learning to let go a little more.

Her recent drawings still carry traces of hyperrealism, but they’re becoming something different. More gestural, colorful, sensual, and expressive. She’s learning to trust her instincts rather than plan every mark on the paper.

She’s slowly discovering a new voice through the process.

For our collaboration, I took a portrait of Celina and incorporated elements of her own drawings into the photograph.

Then she took that same portrait and created a new drawing inspired by it.

We ended up with two pieces, each carrying a little of the other’s work. taken in El Salvador by @erickchevez

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6 days ago

Añil Part I: Color studies from Suchitoto

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Model: @argeliarodriguez__
Shot with: Leica Q3 43 taken in Suchitoto, Cuscatlan El Salvador by @erickchevez

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14 days ago

Out to sea / with Megan & Margherita taken in La Libertad El Salvador by @erickchevez

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12 days ago

Suchitlán, almost 50 years apart.

This weekend I photographed the lake and some of the people who call it home. When I returned to my grandparents’ house in Suchitoto, I discovered photographs my grandfather had taken in the same place as the lake was being formed around 1976.

I never really knew my grandfather, but I grew up hearing how much we had in common. Finding his photographs and realizing we had both been drawn to documenting the same place felt like sharing something with him across time.

I only wish I could have shown him mine.

A note on the archive: these photographs were found in an album that belonged to my grandfather, Pepe Rivera, alongside photographs he took of our family and Suchitoto with his Canon rangefinder. We believe these were also taken by him around 1976, although the attribution and exact date can’t be confirmed with absolute certainty. taken in Suchitoto, El Salvador by @erickchevez

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18 days ago

Still thinking about our time at the Mampei last year in the fall. We’re returning to Japan this fall and will try to find other places like this, with so much history and care. taken in Nagano, Japan by @erickchevez

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5 months ago

A preview of some of the galleries coming up from Granada 🇪🇸 taken in Granada, Spain by @erickchevez

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5 months ago

Sabrina in Granada, in the shadow of the Alhambra taken in Granada, Spain by @erickchevez

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a month ago

Contrasts 🦉 taken in Luzern, Switzerland by @erickchevez

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4 months ago