Aldo Chacon

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Born (1986-09-19) September 19, 1986 (age 39)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican-American
Alma materUniversity of Texas-Pan American
Occupation
  • Portrait photographer
  • Director

Aldo Chacon (born September 19, 1986) is a Mexican-American portrait photographer.[1][2]and director[3]

His work has been featured internationally in publications such as Complex[4], Vogue Mexico, Time[5], Wired Magazine[6][7], Aint-Bad[8] and The Los Angeles Times[9]. He has also created images for sports teams, athletes and celebrities including Olivier Giroud, Marcus Rashford, John Leguizamo[10], George Lopez[11], Brit Marling, Drew Doughty, The Los Angeles Kings, Manchester United and LAFC. He is a founder and creative director at Wild Goats Creative and he is part of the director duo[12] "Los Chacon[13]" together with his sibling, actor Salvador Chacon.

Early life

He was born in Mexico City, Mexico on September 19, 1986. He first studied business at The University of Texas-Pan American and after graduating decided to move to Barcelona, Spain to pursue a career in photography assisting fashion and commercial photographers in Europe. He went on to relocate to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in sports, editorial and advertising photography.

Career

In 2011 he began his carrer in photography as an assistant in a fashion studio in Barcelona, Spain. After working on his first book Papalosophy[14] alongside Chef Joel Serra bevin|Joel Serra he decided to relocate to LA, to pursue a full time career in photography. Once in LA he worked for Televison[15][16]and Film campaigns alongside actors like Danny Trejo[17], Big Freedia[18][19] and Gabriel Iglesias. He later started working in fine art photography projects and editorials and advertising campaigns.

Known for an edgy range of subject matter and his approach to color in photography[20] he is widely recognized for his iconic celebrity portraiture, his sports photography, his urban set designs[21] and most recently his photography works in diverse mediums. He has created portraits[22] of celebrities and athletes such as Brit Marling, Blitz Bazawule, Tierra Whack, Yuki Tsunoda, Kali Uchis, Diego Calva[23], Jagger Eaton[24], SahBabii, Kid Cudi adnd Ezra Frech. He is currently an American Photography Winner[25]. His clients for print, music and advertising[26]include Adidas[27], Alpha Tauri[28][29], Audible, Doordash, ESPN, Fuse, Gatorade, Github, Red Bull[30][31]Red Bull Spotify and Toyota.

References

  1. ↑ "Aldo Chacon Photographer & Director". www.aldochaconstudio.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  2. ↑ Stories, Local (2016-10-15). "Meet Los Feliz Photographer & Creative Director: Aldo Chacon". Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Aldo Chacon | Director, Producer, Cinematographer". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  4. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  5. ↑ Popli, Nik (2024-09-12). "George Lopez Is Transforming Narratives With Comedy". TIME. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  6. ↑ Parham, Jason. "Tierra Whack Doesn't Want Her Creativity Boxed In". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  7. ↑ Parham, Jason. "It's Time to Reframe the Story of Climate Inequity". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  8. ↑ "Aldo Chacon". AINT—BAD. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  9. ↑ "'Lopez vs. Lopez' was inspired by George and Mayan Lopez's real life. Season 2 is even more meta". Los Angeles Times. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  10. ↑ "John Leguizamo: It took a Latinx exec to greenlight new series about 'my culture'". Los Angeles Times. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  11. ↑ "'Lopez vs. Lopez' was inspired by George and Mayan Lopez's real life. Season 2 is even more meta". Los Angeles Times. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  12. ↑ Stories, Local (2020-12-02). "Exploring Life & Business with Salvador and Aldo Chacón of WildGoats Creative". Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  13. ↑ "Home". Los Chacón. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  14. ↑ "This Surreal Cookbook Turns Food Into Works of Art". VICE. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  15. ↑ "Fluffy's Food Adventures - Fuse Reality Series". TV Insider. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  16. ↑ "The Hollywood Puppet Show – WV Entertainment". wvent.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  17. ↑ Iga, Luis (2020-08-14), Murder in the Woods (Horror, Mystery, Thriller), José Julián, Jeanette Samano, Chelsea Rendon, Rezinate Entertainment, Yel Productions, retrieved 2025-04-21
  18. ↑ "'Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce' season 5 will preview her next album". EW.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  19. ↑ "Big Freedia On Collaborating with Beyoncé on 'Formation': 'Some Issues just Need to Be Dealt With'". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  20. ↑ Asto, Joy Celine (2018-07-09). "Aldo Chacon's Fiery Exploration of the Color Red and the Emotions it Brings". The Phoblographer. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  21. ↑ "Nike's World: Photographs of classic sneakers matched with incredible set design". Creative Boom. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  22. ↑ "PORTRAITS | Aldo Chacon Photographer & Director". www.aldochaconstudio.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  23. ↑ Chacon, Aldo (2023-01-09). "Why Diego Calva moved in with Damien Chazelle before shooting 'Babylon'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  24. ↑ "Zion's House". Red Bull. 2025-04-26. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  25. ↑ "AI-AP Slideshow". www.ai-ap.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  26. ↑ "Aldo Chacon | AtEdge". www.at-edge.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  27. ↑ "Behance, Adidas Never Follow". Behance. May 2017.
  28. ↑ "How sport and fashion connects us all: Will Claye's AlphaTauri collection". Red Bull. 2024-07-01. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  29. ↑ "ALPHATAURI x WILL CLAYE". alphatauri.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  30. ↑ "Motivational Spirit". Red Bull. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  31. ↑ Estevez, Marjua (2022-08-11). "Mykah Makes History As Red Bull Batalla's First USA Woman Competitor". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.

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