“I make two different kinds of photography:
one that reflects my inner emotions and
feelings; and the other kind expresses my
everyday mood,” he explains.
It is in the latter where Garcia’s street
photography and sunset shots dwell, as
reflections of his everyday happenings, and
these images are kept exclusively for his eyes
alone. The former, however, where pictures
reflecting Garcia’s inner contemplations and
feelings reside, he candidly posts on Instagram
for all the world to see. In his posts, Garcia
includes not only a title for each image, but
also a title of the song he feels would best
accompany the visual and encapsulate his
emotional experience.
“Aside from the picture itself, the title of the
picture is also so important to me,” Garcia says
of his posts, “I always encourage people to not
stay on the surface of an image. I encourage
them to dig deeper, to try to find a hidden
meaning or purpose, an illustration of all that
was behind the lens; the author, his feelings
and his intention.”
For a photographic purist like Garcia, a
deeper meaning is the only thing hiding
behind the scenes, with post-production and
editing representing a mere five percent of
his entire process. “As in cooking, if you don’t
have quality ingredients you won’t cook a
good meal. You can add spices, recook, reheat
- but you won’t achieve the expected result.