Born in Spain, living in Scotland. Monserrat has always had a strong interest in what people do when walking down the street because she thinks these are the moments when there are no distractions from being yourself and you are simply living in the moment. She has always been an observer of these behaviours and loved sitting on a bench, watching the world go by, observing people’s reactions and expressions and trying to guess what was on their minds.

Her interest in photography started when She was 12, her older sister bought a camera and she used it whenever she had the Opportunity, since then she has been taking photos as a hobby.

In 2011, she enrolled in a photography course. On the first day of class her teacher gave her a camera and a film of 36 frames and told her to go into the street to take photographs for the next couple of hours. When she returned, most of her pictures were of people that she had encountered that day and she discovered that photography could be a medium to reflect these brief moments of observation. She continued her studies until graduating and was awarded The Merit in the Student Open Category of the Scottish Region of the British Institute of Professional Photography in 2013.

About my work;

I wanders the street looking for moments of our daily life, the moments that may otherwise go unseen. In these moments I like to explore our ideas of beauty and ugliness, and our perception of what is common and what is unusual. I look for the fleeting moments of social interaction and human behaviour.

Awards;

Merit in the Student Open Category, BIPP (British Institute of Professional Photography) Scottish Region, 2013.

Finalist, Experimento Bio, Bilbao, Spain.2017

Co-winner at Golden Glove Awards Street Fight by Observe Collective. www.flickr.com/groups/streetfight/discuss/72157712685048292/ 2019

Co-winner at Golden Glove Awards Street Fight by Observe Collective, 2020.

Exhibitions;

Exposed 13, Out to the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, 2013.

La Vie Parisienne exhibition, Edinburgh Creative Exchange, 2014.

Photos, Movies & Music: A Weekend Of Glasgow Talent, 2015.

Confidencias mudas. Arte Postal, Navarra and Rioja, Spain, 2016.

Head On Photo Festival Australia www.headon.com.au/exhibitions/double-trouble-exposing-wom... 2020

Published

MAG-Hotshoe-Magazine, 2015

Central Station, The Creative Social Network, 2015

womeninstreet.com/2017/11/13/synchronicity/ 2018

womeninstreet.com/2018/09/04/hometown-exploring-the-famil... 2019

STREET CORE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE issuu.com/michailfotografia/docs/scpzine-nr10-jul19?fbcli... 2019.

STREET CORE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE issuu.com/michailfotografia/docs/scpzine-nr11-oct19?fbcli... 2019.

STREET CORE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE issuu.com/michailfotografia/docs/scpzine-nr12-jan20 2020.

STREET SWEEPER MAGAZINE streetsweepermagazine.com/monserrat-orallo/ 2020

STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS FUNDATION streetphotographersfoundation.com/monserrat-orallo-alvarez/ 2020

DOCUMENT SCOTLAND www.documentscotland.com/portfolio/street-photography-gla... 2021

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Interview;

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