Hector Adalid was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1974.

Whilst traveling in Europe where he spent 2 years living in Amsterdam, he developed his passion for photography. From Europe he moved to New York where he assisted fashion photographers such as Mario Testino, Inez Van Lamsweerde, Mark Abrahams, Partic Shaw, Enrique Badulescu among others.

As an anthroplogy Major, Hector continues to return to his home country to document different subjects such as street gangs and Indian groups in the northern mountains of Mexico. This latter work is part of the permanent collection of the National Anthropology and History Museum of Mexico City.

His work has been published in a number of Magazines in Europe, USA and Latin America such as Celeste, Elle Germany, L'Optimum.

His current focus concentrates on "the latin american dream" which consists of immigrants living in New York City.

He is based in NYC & Mexico City.