ELENA MENDOZA

I am an editorial and fine art photographer based between Edinburgh and Spain. My self-initiated projects, explore themes of culture, migration, and womanhood, with a deep focus on the human condition. My work weaves individual narratives into shared collective memories, reflecting the experiences that connect us. Inspired by diversity, contrasts, and the poetic, I create visual imagery that evokes emotion and tells multi-layered stories.

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Exhibitions

2025

‘Echoes of Time’ curated by The Great Her, King’s Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland

‘AOP Student Awards’, FreeRange (The Truman Brewery). London, England

‘The Emergence Project’, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland

‘Portrait of Britain vol. 7’ by The British Journal of Photography, JCDecaux Digital Screens UK Nationwide

‘Exposed 2025’, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland

2024

​‘Exposed 2024’, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland

 

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Awards & honors

2025

‘Source Photographic Review: Graduate Photography Online’, artwork featured on official poster

‘Echoes of Time’, artwork featured on exhibition poster

“The Emergence Project”, shortlisted exhibitor

‘AOP Students Awards’, finalist

‘Portrait of Britain vol.7’ by The British Journal of Photography, winner

2024

‘Exposed 2024’, artwork featured on exhibition poster

‘Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize’, shortlisted in the 1st round

 

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Publications

2025

‘The Snow was Burning’, self-publish with ArtInMustard

‘The Emergence Project’, Catalogue, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography

​2024

‘Portrait of Britain vol.7’, Bluecoat Press

‘Portraits of Identity´, self-publish with ArtInMustard

 

 

Artist Talk

Upcoming: “Framing Her: Women Photographers in Focus”, Edinburgh Photographic Society

Palimpsest for BookFringe, TypeWronger Bookshop, Edinburgh

 

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Education

2025

BA Professional Photography. Kingston University of London

2022-2024

HND Professional Photography. Edinburgh College