This image is part of “Mama mía. Otras miradas al cáncer de mama,” a project shaped by Ferro's own experience as a breast cancer patient. The work reflects on beauty and identity beyond scars, as well as the therapeutic potential of portraiture. It approaches breast cancer with honesty and care, affirming that difficult experiences can remain part of a person’s story, identity, and sense of beauty.

Álex Ferro is a Spanish photographer whose deeply human work draws on the body and personal experience to explore questions of identity. Her carefully composed yet emotionally direct images bring often-hidden realities into view and invite reflection.