This episode features a conversation with my good friend and fellow photographer Gloria Caballero. Gloria is an independent artist focusing on portrait photography. She is originally from Mexico but she is based in Toronto, Canada. Gloria and I collaborated many times on each other’s photo shoots, which was very beneficial to keep the momentum going, especially on the beginning, or re-start of an artistic career.

In this episode we talked about balancing being a mother with pursuing a career in the arts, about getting inspiration from travel, about the role of graduate school for an artist, and setting up conditions where you just have to do the work. 

Here is a bit more about Gloria.

Her work reflects her academic background in Media and Communication (UANL, Monterrey, Mx), Graphic Design (Universidad Regiomontana, Monterrey, 2000), BFA Major in Photography (Concordia University, Montreal, 2008) and Interdisciplinary Arts (OCAD Universtity, Toronto).  Gloria has attended several  workshops at Gallery 44 in Toronto as well as a Magnum Workshop with Mark Power in 2012.   Most recently she has participated in Fashion Events in Toronto including Fashion Art Toronto (2021 BTS,  May 2022 Lead Runway Photographer), Startup Fashion Week (Toronto 2020), Toronto Kids Fashion Week ( 2019 and 2020) and as a photographer for the brands Lulu et Gigi and Eni Buiron Femme during New York Fashion Week 2021 and 2022.

Find more about her work at:

https://www.gloriacaballero.ca/