ABOUT ME
Hector Vivas, 33, grew up in Mexico City, where he found a passion for sports during his early years. At the age of 18, Hector decides to enroll in the photography school Escuela Activa de Fotografia, where he graduates. Always a sports fan, Vivas was participating again in the action through the lens of a camera.
In 2008, Hector enters the professional field, by joining the mexican sports photography agency Jam Media.
He has been assigned to cover events such as the Olympic Games London 2012, FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, Pan American Games in Peru and Guadalajara, F1, FINA Diving World Series, U-17 FIFA World Cup, IAAF World Race Walking, Mexican First Division Soccer games, World Rally Championship, Bolivarian Games.
His work has been published in Mexican and international media such as New Yor Times, Washington Post, ESPNmagazine, Fifa.com, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Daily Beast, Forbes, El Universal, Bleacher Report, The Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Time, Fox Sports, Slate, Sports Ilustrated, Le Monde, etc..
He currently works for the agency Getty Images as a stringer photographer and videographer.
Hector currently lives in Mexico City.
