Raymond Alvarez is an American writer, mixed media contributor, performer, and podcaster. Much of his work is autobiographical and self-analytical. Most often, his work concerns his cultural upbringing, personal beliefs, and reflections of the human psyche. His work highlights much of his own obsessive behaviors and his struggle to overcome most. Currently, Raymond resides in the Los Angeles area where he continues to be involved within the artistic communities. Currently, he's majoring in Art (with an emphasis in Graphic and Web Design) and English.

This project was about exploring time, space, and movement. Most of all, it was toying with the idea of capturing the fleeting moments before they gradually are forgotten.

This was one of my favorite shots to take. We all can relate to those special family days. Those moments that you cherish only as adults, not when you are young. This picture alone sums up my goal in this series.

This photo happened by accident, but the end result was as amazing as it was eerie. The ominous pool of people turns into bodiless souls.

I explored diversity in the United States by displaying various international candies sold in American stores.

The Toblerone was hard to photograph because of its irregular shape. In this picture, it is propped up with two mini stands at the bottom of the candy bar. Lighting was also difficult, due to the reflective material of the packaging. I was more than happy with the end result I accomplished through editing.

Most of these images were photographed flat, on a surface. The "Pelone" was one of those. Editing was tedious because, no matter what I did, I couldn't escape a two-dimensional look. In the end, I added a thick drop shadow to remedy that problem.

In this series, I wanted to stray away from the normal. Instead of doing a bio-doc style photoshoot of my every day, I took some of my favorite childhood songs and designed them as if they were movie posters. I was great fun!

It's simple in design, but still get it's point across.

I love Flobots. Aesthitically, my favorite movie poster. It's elegant and comical while keeping true to the song.

Mr. Smiley was one of my favorite songs in High School. It's a song that sounds pleasing; however, it's about something much darker. I kept that ideology in mind when designing this poster.

In Maps, I used distance to help get the message across. That, in short, was the goal in series: To undig the meaning of the song and make it clear to the viewer.

Patterns was about me conveying chaos through nature and the man-made. 

Easily, the most complex image out of the entire series. Looking at the variety of grays and odd shapes, makes me feel uneasy a bit. 

The most intriguing picture is this close-up of a cactus. As soon as you focus on a particular spot, you can't exactly pinpoint what it is.