Maria Elena Valdes is a Mexican photographer, artist, and creative director based in New York City.
Her core work is about storytelling. Maria Elena has published three photo-books: RUTH, Muxelandia, and Diario Pandemia.
Some of her work has been showcased at exhibitions in New York, Mexico City, Miami, Austin TX, Japan, and Thailand. She also has publications on editorial platforms that include, Nowness, Garage Magazine, Vice, L’Uomo Vogue, Vogue Latin America, Cultura Colectiva among others.