In the 1970s, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio studied photography at Ealing Technical College in London. Since then he has photographed a range of topics from indigenous tribes to fishing communities. He is the co-founder of the Consejo Mexicano de la Fotografía and the Centro de la Imagen and has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Palacio de Bella Artes, Mexico City; and the Centro Português de Fotografa, Porto.