Carlos “Kako” Escalona is a Cuban-born photojournalist, educator, and visual artist based in Houston, TX. He graduated with a degree in Film Production from the University of Arts of Cuba / Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in 2008. Following this, he embraced still image-making and photographed for independent media in Cuba until 2018, when he moved to the United States. Currently, Escalona’s practice includes both commercial photography as well as coverage of complex topics such as migration, energy, climate crisis, and the American political landscape. His work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, El Pais, Houston Chronicle, NPR, FOX, and CNN, among others.

Escalona approaches diverse perspectives with empathy, seeking to reconcile conflicting worldviews from a human perspective. His series People of Cocodrilos: Last Faces of a Village Doomed to Disappear was exhibited at the XIII Havana Biennial in 2015. His first monograph Common Places: Everyday Life on Both Sides of the Florida Straits was published in 2019. Previously, Escalona taught Photojournalism and Social Documentary classes at the American University, Washington D.C., the University of Havana, and Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana. He is a member of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).

Web: kakoescalona.com ; IG: @kakoescalona

Courses & Workshops:
Conceptos Básicos de la Fotografía Digital
Fotografía I