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Portraiture & Documentary Photographer | Documenting between cultures - Mexico & UK
A winner of Portrait of Britain 2023

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Lugares comunes de una vida pasada, es como si ayer hubiera transitado estos espacios, el tiempo se quedó un poco detenido. La nostalgia del Yom Yom, las casas de los andadores en mi camino a la secundaria, los anuncios chuscos que pasaba desapercibidos, más de 30 años después afuera de la entrada de la secundaria que ya cambió de lugar.

#mexicodf #coapa #motherland by @roxanaallison

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Otro viaje, otra percepción, otra introspección. Más momentos para atesorar.

#pertenencia #motherland #mexico by @roxanaallison

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Recuerdos de una casa... taken in Milpa Alta by @roxanaallison

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Algunos momentos en esta grandisima ciudad.

#cdmx #DF #photodocumentary #motherland #homeland by @roxanaallison

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Very pleased to be shortlisted in this year's RPS International Exhibition.

This portrait getting shortlisted and exposure in major photography competitions means a lot and wouldn't have been possible without the women in the picture, Nasima @nasimabeepoet, Shireen @anannamcr and Safina @saf.is.mcr. I am immensely grateful to them for trusting me as a photographer and for the invaluable work they do, each from their own platforms and communities.

The portrait is part of my project Hope.Despair.Miracles which highlights and celebrates the people making a difference in Longsight, Southeast Manchester, the working-class multiracial neighbourhood I live in.

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#IPE167Shortlist #ipe167shortlistedphotographer by @roxanaallison

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On the opposite corner of my house a smallish banner appeared quietly overnight reflecting one of the things that makes this election so tricky, at least it's something that will dictate many people's vote in my neighbourhood.

Today's by-election in my constituency is getting tense. A man is shouting and swearing at another man on the corner of my house, opposite the polling station. Another man from an independent broadcasting company is reporting the account of the day so far, he seems to be raising his voice a lot because I can hear him clearly with my windows closed. A group of "Greens" with a small banner saying VOTE GREEN was parading down my street earlier. A mobile loudspeaker was calling people to vote for some party I didn't hear clearly enough.

Meanwhile, the kids are in class in the school the polling station is being held and I can see them from my front windows trying to concentrate.

It's a grey, cold and wet day. I just hope Reform doesn't win.

I'm in a prime spot to follow what goes on. taken in Longsight, Manchester by @roxanaallison

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Recently I've been debating whether to delete my Instgratification account forever. For now, I've uninstalled the app from my phone until further notice. I won't be checking anything including DMs. If you need to contact me, please email me. Have a wonderful end to 2025! by @roxanaallison

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Home. Despair. Miracles. (2019-2024)

Emerging in 2019 from a need to feel hopeful, Hope. Despair. Miracles. focuses on the ordinary people making a real difference, in Longsight, a working-class multi-ethnic neighbourhood in South East Manchester.

Fourteen years ago, @roxanaallison left Mexico, her motherland, to cross the ocean in search of her British identity, carrying with her a romanticised idea of the so-called developed world.’ Manchester, her birthplace, is now her second home.

Moving here opened her eyes to a rich mix of worlds, drawn from a historical Empire, that cohabit and collide. Longsight, a densely populated area known for its large Pakistani community is in essence, the closest version of Mexico she found accidentally.

The area’s chaotic surface conceals an abundance of positive change that remind us that a place should never be judged by its front cover.

In a post-Brexit UK and post-Covid world that is enduring a cost-of-living crisis, ‘Hope. Despair. Miracles.’ shows us hope through action and confirms that people-led change is attainable through the power of togetherness.

To remain hopeful, the images invite us to find beauty in the ordinary and shift our focus onto the small wins. These wins, in the face of great odds, can seem like miracles.

Two portraits included in ‘Hope. Despair. Miracles.’ were winners of the British Journal of Photography Portrait of Britain Vol. 6.

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Roxana Allison is an award-winning Mexican-British photographer based in Manchester, UK. She develops self-assigned projects and commissions, alongside working in higher education, a sector in which she has 20 years experience.

Themes of place, belonging and community are at the centre of her work. Her documentary photography and portraiture are strongly influenced by her mixed cultural upbringing, allowing her to understand and engage with underrepresented communities and reveal stories that often go unseen.

You can find more about her work at: www.roxanaallison.co.uk
@roxanaallison by @roxanaallison

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