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Alhambra

Reflection of the Palace of the Nazaries´garden.

(En Español más abajo) One of the best pearls of the Arabic culture and nowadays testimony left of other times when Arabs ruled the Mediterranean, The Alhambra stands in front of the mountains of  Sierra Nevada and rules the views of the city of Granada. If you can forget about the hordes of tourists trying [...]


Luthier, Take 2.

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Following the series of images of the Luthier I started two weeks ago. I continue with the next ones that I took on the second visit I did a few days ago as part of my project to photograph all the steps needed to built a classical Spanish guitar. As I mentioned after I photographed [...]


Your state of mind is your best gear

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A couple of hours ago I’ve  just got confirmed that on the next October the 6th I will be starting my photographic trip to Morocco, where I am hoping to photograph some of the Nomads living on the Sahara . The thought of being on the road again fills me up with excitement and at [...]


Put passion in what you do.

Master Luthier (Guitar-Maker) in his workshop in the process of making a classical Spanish guitar.

Few days ago I was assigned to shoot the process of making a classical Spanish guitar by a luthier in the traditional way. Close to were I live I found Antnio Manjon an excellent master luthier who was very kind to open the doors of his workshop and find some time for being photographed. Since [...]


The advantage of shooting RAW and checking your old files.

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Few days ago, I was backing up all my pictures and while going through some of them just to check that everything was properly stored, I found some photos that for that time I did not consider to put into the final selection images for my portfolio or to send out to my agencies. As [...]


Are the true Nomads disappearing?

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For many centuries, nomadic culture has allowed Mongolian families to adapt and survive to the harsh climatic conditions and create a very unique lifestyle and culture. Nowadays things are changing due to various aspects like the climatic change, the irresponsible tourism and the new technologies among others. In the last century Mongolia has seen how [...]


The Dukha people In Mongolia

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On August 2008 I had the chance to visit one of the  most remote areas I have ever been to, The Tsaagannuur area which is in the northern part of Mongolia very close to the border with Siberia. My main goal was to reach the Dukha People and after nearly  ten days riding a horse [...]


Advice on how to photograph abroad

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“My way of working on the street works in two ways. The first is spotting interesting people doing interesting things and trying to put them into a good shape and seize the moment. The second is finding a potentially interesting situation, perhaps a landscape or architectural, and waiting for people to be in the right [...]


Two songs and out of here!

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That was the main rule in the Cruilla Festival of Barcelona 2010….at least for photographers and after all the hassle to get the accreditation. I was lucky enough to singalong while I was taking pictures of Ben Harper, one of my favorite artists. In the Festival also played Xavier Rudd, Macaco, Love of Lesbian or [...]