Cristian Altamirano, also known as “KRISTO,” was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is currently based in New York City. With a career spanning over 18 years, KRISTO has established himself as a versatile creative force, excelling in photography, directing, producing, cinematography, editing, and overall creative vision. His expertise encompasses diverse genres, including fashion photography, advertising, social documentation, journalism, and art.

 

Having traveled globally, KRISTO has captured the essence of prestigious Fashion Weeks in cities such as Paris, London, Milan, Berlin, and São Paulo. His portfolio includes impactful editorials and covers for leading print media internationally, collaborating with renowned press agencies, models, and production companies in Argentina. Throughout his career, KRISTO’s curiosity and artistic exploration have led him to engage in various creative projects.

Currently contributing his talents to G7 magazine in New York City, KRISTO serves as a dedicated photojournalist, adding depth to his body of work by capturing the dynamic essence of life in the United States. With roots in Buenos Aires and a global perspective, KRISTO continues to weave captivating stories through his lens.

▫️ Dionysos Arribe in BsAs

Buenos Aires City is known for its excesses, its disorder and its debauchery – and for being a Dionysian city where reason does not always prevail. It is a chaotic city whose nights are endless and rife with vice, a city that never sleeps and whose endless nights seem never to end and drag on into private gatherings.

 

These meetings start at six a.m. and are known as “afters.” Here you can meet all sorts of people from different backgrounds and spheres of social life. This is related to the notion of the Dionysian held by Nietzche or poets such as Rimbaud, who considered that a disturbance of the senses was necessary in order to reach universal truths and wisdom.

 

As William Blake’s quote goes: “the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”

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