What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
More than a finished project, I’ve been documenting everyday life. I let myself be guided by individual photos that, together, tell the story of small daily moments. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with looking at the direct film shots, slides, searching for that honesty in the image as it comes straight out of the camera, without too much interpretation afterwards.
What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
I’ve learned the value of patience and the ritual of return: going back to the same streets until I find the exact light and shadows I’m looking for. I’ve also had to unlearn the technical obsession with perfect focus. I realized that a photo doesn’t need to be sharp to be good; often the charm and atmosphere lie precisely in what surrounds the main subject.
What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
Fleetingness and nostalgia. I often think about how the moment I’m capturing is irreproducible and will never happen again. Ultimately, for me, photography is accepting that life is just a fleeting instant.
Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
Musically, my process has had a soundtrack of contrasts. I’ve been listening to Durand Jones & The Indications and 54 Ultra, sometimes mixed with Peso Pluma and Eslabón Armado, and occasionally random songs.
Visually, the cinematography of the series The Penguin has heavily influenced my recent imagination; that dark, urban, textured atmosphere resonates strongly with what I try to capture. If I had to pick a song that represents it, it would be Holding Back The Years.
What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
Fighting against the barrier of the “boring.” It can be hard to trust that there is beauty in the everyday and to make others appreciate it as well. It has also been a challenge to stop shooting purely for technical reasons and begin shooting from memory. Accepting that you don’t always find what you want to photograph is also part of it; it’s a slow process where the search sometimes takes longer than expected, and you have to learn to embrace that wait.
What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
My favorite restaurant is Bao Bao Taiwanese Eatery, in Roma Norte. It’s a place I know very well, and its flavors never disappoint. I highly recommend the stir-fried noodles, the Cijin tomatoes, and the Taiwanese quesadilla. Their flavors and textures complement each other perfectly.
If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
It would be called A.N.Ó.N.I.M.O, and the soundtrack would be a mix of Durand Jones & The Indications and Peso Pluma.
Recommend us an artist you follow who inspires you, and tell us what you like most about their work or their way of working.
I draw from a mix of influences. On one hand, the street photography of Richard Sandler nd his raw vision of New York. On the other, I’m inspired by the cinematic atmosphere of Emmanuel Lubezki and the striking high-contrast portraits of Platon. From Sandler, I take one phrase that defines what I’m after: “The camera shows you a world you don’t see; that’s the beauty of it.”
Photographer focused on the narrative of everyday life and analog photography. I aim to capture the fleetingness and nostalgia of moments that will never be repeated.