Part of his work resides in public and private collections in Germany, the United States, Portugal, France and Spain. He has exhibited in spaces such as the Palau de la Virreïna (Barcelona), Fototeca de Cuba (La Habana), the Marion Center for Photographic Arts (San Diego, USA), Museum of Photography of the Antonio Pérez Foundation (Cuenca), Circulations festival (Paris), the Instituto Cervantes in Belgrade or the Michael Horbach Foundation, in Köln. His projects have been published in international media such as Newsweek, CNN, The Washington Post, El País, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, Liberation, Fisheye, Burn Magazine, Leica Fotografie International (LFI), El País or La Repubblica, among others.
In 2021, Alvado was invited, by the Land art studio FAR021.3 and the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez, to carry out an artist residency in the north of Portugal. "Os Batismos da Meia-noite" is the resulting project, after several months studying how the isolation of a natural environment can shape the spiritual beliefs of its inhabitants from ancient times to the present day. In 2022, the project receives the Galician Prize for Contemporary Photography.
He is represented by the art gallery Marisa Marimón.
Awards and Exhibitions
2023
Os Batismos da Meia-Noite - Galeria Adorna, Porto.
Os Batismos da Meia-Noite - Casa dos Cubos, Tomar.
Invisible Crete (Collective) - Gallery Savvas Petrakis, Crete.
Les Balades del Corall - Instituto Cervantes, Belgrade.
2022
Os Batismos da Meia-Noite - Winner Galician Contemporary Photography Award.
Artist in residence InCadaques festival
The Last Man on Earth - Museo de Fotografía, Fundación Antonio Pérez, Huete.
Os Batismos da Meia-Noite - Forum das Artes, Braga (Encontros da Imagem Festival).
Les Balades del Corall - Patrick J.Domken gallery, Cadaques (InCadaques photo festival).
Os Batismos da Meia-Noite - Pazo San Marcos, Lugo.
2021
The Last Man on Earth - Finalist La Gacilly Prix Nouvelles écritures.
Muma Paduri - Instituto Cervantes, Belgrade (Belgrade Photomonth Festival)
The Last Man on Earth - Visages d'Europe, collective, Paris.
2020
Muma Paduri - Finalist Premio Galicia Fotografia Contemporanea.
The Last Man on Earth - Finalist Kolga Tblisi Awards.
The Last Man on Earth - Festival Circulations, Paris.
The Last Man on Earth - Art Gallery Marisa Marimón.
Of Men and Woods - collective, Verzasca Foto Festival.
Invisibles del gènere - collective, Open Society Foundation, Barcelona.
2019
The Last Man on Earth - Finalist Premio Galicia Fotografia Contemporanea.
The Last Man on Earth - Honorable mention POY Latam.
The Last Man on Earth - FNAC Donostia.
Esmeray - Cicle expositiu Joan Gomis, Santa Coloma.
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Michael Horbach Foundation, Cologne.
2018
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Shortlisted Gomma Grant.
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Grant Albarracin Photography Seminar.
2017
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - 3rd prize CENTER Choice Awards.
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Finalist Kolga Photo Awards (Kolga Tbilisi Festival)
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Honorable Mention in FotoVisura Photography Grant 2017.
School of Shepherds - Finalist SantanderPhoto Multimedia contest.
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Galeria Minerva - PhotoRomania Festival - Cluj-Napoca - (Romania)
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Marion Center for Photographic Arts - San Diego (USA)
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - FNAC Sevilla gallery - Sevilla (Spain)
Kurdish Women: Inside, Outside - Central Library Santa Coloma - Barcelona
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Photon Festival - València
OJALÁ, Stories of Hispanic Islam (Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith + Daughters of Al-Andalus) - ISOLAB - Venice (Italy)
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - FNAC Donostia gallery - Donostia
School of Shepherds - PhotoAlicante Festival - Alacant
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - FNAC Madrid gallery - Madrid
2016
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Winner FNAC New Photography Talent Award.
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Finalist DST Emergentes Prize (Encontros da Imagen Braga Festival)
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Honorable Mention in FotoVisura Photography Grant 2016.
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - Honorable Mention in IPA International Photography Awards
Cuban Muslims, Tropical Faith - FNAC Murcia gallery - Murcia (Spain)
Intersecciones - Noviembre Fotográfico Festival - La Habana (Cuba)
School of Shepherds - PICURT, Mountain Cinema Festival - La Seu d'Urgell (Pyrenees)
School of Shepherds - Sestao Photo Festival - Sestao (EH)
2015
School of Shepherds - Lens Culture Emerging Talent Award 2015
School of Shepherds - Selected for Descubrimientos PhotoEspaña 2015 program
School of Shepherds - Photogenic Festival - Barcelona
School of Shepherds - Fotonoviembre International Photography Biennal - Tenerife
Lens Culture Emerging Talent Award 2015 (School of Shepherds) - SF Camera Work gallery - San Francisco (USA)
School of Shepherds - Sala Cava Can Basté - BarcelonaKurdish Women - Sant Cugat - Barcelona
2014
School of Shepherds - Honorable Mention IPA, International Photo Awards
School of Shepherds - DOCFIELD Festival - Barcelona.Kurdish Women - Sala Cava Can Basté - Barcelona.
Kurdish Women, Inside, Outside - Noviembre Fotográfico Festival - La Habana.
School of Shepherds - Noviembre Fotográfico Festival - La Habana.
The Lab - Collective - Objectiu Bcn, Virreïna centre de la Imatge - Barcelona.
2013
Crisogen Chronicles - Bienal Internacional de Fotografía Fotonoviembre - Tenerife.
2012
Kurdish Women - Fórum fotogràfic Can Basté - BarcelonaThe last days of Sulukule - FotografEvi - Istanbul (Turkey)
The last days of Sulukule - International Gypsy Fest - Slovenia
2011
Ecuatorians al Turó- Collective - Fòrum fotogràfic Can Basté - BarcelonaThe last days of Sulukule - Palau de les Arts - Altea
The last days of Sulukule - Sala Cava Can Basté - Barcelona
The last days of Sulukule - III Seminario Internacional Rroma - València
The last days of Sulukule - Festival Outono fotografico - A Coruña
2010
Vist a Barcelona - Collective - Fòrum fotogràfic Can Basté - BarcelonaEcuatorians al Turó - Collective - Fòrum fotogràfic Can Basté - Barcelona
2009
Vist a Barcelona- Collective. - Can Basté - BarcelonaBon Pastor, l'existència silenciada - Outono fotográfico Photo Festival - Ourense
Kurdish Women: Inside, Outside - VISA OFF - Perpinyà.
2007
Bon Pastor, silenced existence - Sonimag International Photo Meeting - Barcelona