Maximo was born in Lima, Peru, he began performing Photography and arts when he was 13 years old, Maximo studied Photography at “Centro de la Imagen” Institute, as an anthropology student at Federico Villarreal University, he was honorably invited to make his first photograph through a cultural exposition in Colombia. In 2006 he began working for an influential newspaper in Medellin, Colombia. He worked for many other Organizations and Embassies as a freelance photojournalist and management Photographer and working as an Independent Media Producer in Lima, Peru. Always Maximo has been contributed and supported a lot of photography agencies. He was the leading Photographer for important Fashion Shows Festivals and designers in Latin America. Since then, he has contributed to publications for National Geographic, Oxford University, Young Lives UK, Save the Children, and many other organizations and magazines.