Kalakaaris Magazine Aug 2014 | Page 15

Tell us a little about you, yourself? I live in Merida, a city in Mexico. I have been a photographer for a few years now. My major is graphic design. During my studies I took photography, ranging from traditional and up to digital. Since then I become a passionate photographer. What type of photography do you do most? And what do you enjoy most and why? My style is mostly in exterior: street and people. I find it much more appealing than working inside four walls, as I do not stage or prepare my pictures: everything is captured as it happens, which makes it more real What is the most challenging part about being a photographer for you? I believe that the easiest part of being a photographer is just that, taking pictures. The hardest is making a living out of it. How important is it for a photographer to connect with his subjects to bring out their true self? When taking pictures I try to connect with my environment. I want to share this connection with the viewer, as if I was a painter and the atmosphere was my canvas. Can you walk us through the actual process that you use to set up a portrait? I consider that street photography is not easy. What I like the most is to freeze the instant, the moment, when someone enters his or her state of most relaxation or introspection in his daily life, and to give that picture an style of my own. What was your scariest moment as a photographer? There have been many. The one I remember the most was when I was trying to photograph an old house and the roof fell down. Luckily, it did not Describe your photographic style? fell on me. Another issue is taking How did you develop your style? My style is free, sometimes involving pictures of people in my country: security concerns would non-traditional hdr, while mixing contrast and shadows to bring make some subjects to doubt your objects to the foreground and to give good intentions; they might suspect the technique a different style. I you are trying to kidnap them! think of my style as urban, with traditional subjects and natural landscape with a grunge touch.