Paola Paredes is a photographer born and based in Quito, Ecuador. Blending traditional documentary photography with staged imagery, her work focuses on issues facing the LGBT community and exploring contemporary attitudes towards homosexuality in Ecuador. Putting herself at the forefront of her imagery, her work represents a personal and intimate challenge to social prejudices, and invites renewed discourse on the interactions between sexuality, family and personal freedom in contemporary society. Her first major photographic work 'Unveiled' was widely celebrated upon its publication, and has been extensively distributed online, receiving support from prominent publications including, Huffington Post, Feature Shoot, and Cosmopolitan. Her Latest project 'Until You Change' has also been widely celebrated online with prominent publications in BBC, Aljazeera, Yahoo News, Vanity Fair and more. Paola received a bachelor's degree in graphic design in Quito before completing her first photography master's degree at Middlesex University in 2015. She also has a second master's degree in photojournalism and documentary photography at London College of Communication in 2016.