Instead of chasing the dollar or fame, Puig
adopts what he refers to as “the slow and
steady pace of a pig”, inching his way toward
true recognition to achieve a ‘purer’ strain of
art. “I’m going all the way as Dali or Picasso
did before me, also great Spaniards as myself,”
says Puig, a self-taught artist obsessed with
photographic expression and bound by the
quest to unravel the “myth of excellence”.
“Photography captivates my universa l
curiosity, but film stole my soul in the early
90’s so I ended up in the TV, then broadcast,
advertising, etc,” Puig shares, recounting
how he “made it to the top”, only to change
direction and come full circle, returning to
photography.
“It took me twenty years to not consider money
as a reward to my talent. It took me twenty
years to see the picture where I become the
photographer that does what he wants and
creates with no limitations,” he adds. Puig has
been pursuing his photography full-time for a
year and a half, though he admits he makes no
income from it at this time.
“I’m too intelligent to have a ‘day job’. I only
do photography and that’s the only way to
achieve excellence. I’m boiling at 20% of my
creativity potential,” says Puig.
Armed with his Canon EOS 5D Mark III
and a f/4L lens, Puig continues to conceive,
carry and birth his ideologies into the world,
one remarkable image at a time.
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