PERSONAL PROJECTS / DOCUMENTARY WORK
DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS & VISUAL STORIES.
An ongoing selection of personal and commissioned documentary work by Christopher Alga, photographed in Costa Rica and internationally. Stories about people, culture, place, conservation and the unexpected moments that shape everyday life.
10 PROJECTS / COSTA RICA + WORLDWIDE
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Documentary Film: Tortuguero Conservation
Two human stories behind conservation work in Tortuguero, developed with the Sea Turtle Conservancy through a small, observational production.
TORTUGUERO, COSTA RICA ↗
Faces of Cusco: Street Photography Essay of the Andes
A visual exploration of everyday life in Cusco, looking beyond monuments toward the people, traditions and human rhythm of the Andes.
CUSCO, PERU ↗
Monteverde: The Soul of the Cloud Forest
A contemplative study of mist, light, flora and atmosphere in Monteverde, treating the cloud forest as a living visual narrative.
MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA ↗
Photography La Guajira: Wayuu Life and Heartland
Work from Colombia’s La Guajira peninsula exploring Wayuu culture, desert landscapes and the meeting point between ancestral territory and contemporary life.
LA GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA ↗
Simple Moments in Time: France
Unscripted encounters from Paris, Marseille and beyond, centered on ordinary gestures, human connection, light and the poetry of daily life.
FRANCE ↗
Celebrating Humanity: Portraits
Environmental portraits focused on vulnerability, strength and quiet dignity, using the subject’s surroundings as part of the story.
COSTA RICA ↗
Temere: The Unexpected and Beautiful of Life
An ongoing collection shaped by chance, celebrating fleeting, unscripted moments and the traces people leave behind in everyday life.
WORLDWIDE ↗
La Strada è Nostra: Italy
A street-photography study of public life in Italy, built around gesture, movement, architecture and spontaneous encounters.
ITALY ↗
This Is a Journey: London
Documentary photographs from London’s multicultural neighborhoods, observing everyday life in markets, streets, cafés and public spaces.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ↗
Tourist or Traveler: Thailand
A work in progress examining tourism, authenticity and gentrification through everyday scenes in Thailand.
THAILAND ↗
ONGOING WORK
A DEEPER LOOK.
These projects are a continuing exploration of people, place, culture and the environments that shape our lives. Some are finished essays. Others keep evolving as I return to the same questions through new places and encounters.