Raul Guillermo — An Inherent Tear

Raul Guillermo — An Inherent Tear — 31 August 2026. The photographer’s ongoing series, presented in an editorial feature on 31 August 2026, uses portraits, landscapes, still life and conversations to examine cultural ideas about masculinity — specifically the Peruvian ideal of "hombría" — and why the subject matters now.

The project began in 2022 after a television commercial and a family memory prompted Guillermo to ask how emotional restraint is handed down, a starting point noted in the feature on Booooooom. The series moves between documentary observation and constructed imagery, testing whether photography can hold contradictions without simplifying them.

"Men should not cry" — a family line that prompted the project, as recalled by the artist.

Born in Lima and now based in Paris, Raul Guillermo is described by his profiles as a Peruvian documentary and fine‑art photographer; his portfolio and project pages are available on his site (raulguillermo.com) and biographical notes appear via the WÜL Collective and press features such as WÜL Collective and Metal Magazine.

Practically, the work is relevant to any music or culture fan interested in how visual artists unpack identity narratives that also surface in songwriting and performance — themes of stoicism, inherited emotion, and public vs private selves show up across contemporary Latin American art and music scenes.

As of its most recent public profile, the project is listed as "in progress" in the FOLIO 2025/26 programme on PhMuseum, and the Booooooom feature shares images and Guillermo’s project text but does not list an exhibition or a photobook release.

Whether you follow photography, Latino cultural work, or artists who cross documentary and staged practice, An Inherent Tear is a quietly urgent series to watch: it’s asking who gets to look vulnerable, and what that looks like when captured frame by frame.

Sources: Booooooom, PhMuseum (FOLIO 2025/26), raulguillermo.com, WÜL Collective, Metal Magazine.