What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
I’ve learned not to rush so much. Sometimes a good photograph appears when I stop looking for it so desperately. I’ve also learned that I don’t always have to be creating something new to feel like I’m moving forward. 

What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
Paciencia, observación y tiempo. Últimamente he pensado mucho en lo cotidiano, en lo que pasa desapercibido y en cómo una imagen puede darle valor a esos momentos simples que normalmente no se miran dos veces.

Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work? 
Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders made its way into the process because of the way it observes and accompanies the human experience.

What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
Accepting moments of doubt. Not always knowing where my photography is going, and still continuing to try; learning to live with that uncertainty without becoming too frustrated.

What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
Honestly, I don’t usually eat at restaurants very often. But when I’m not at home, good tacos de canasta or tacos al pastor will always be my favorites.

If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
It would be called Días tranquilos , and it would feature a song by Harry Styles.

Recommend one or more artists you follow who inspire you, and tell us what you like most about their work or their way of working.
My greatest inspirations have always been: Rodrigo Prieto—I’m drawn to the way he uses light and the camera to create images that serve the story and the emotion he wants to convey; Nan Goldin, me conecta la forma tan íntima y honesta con la que fotografía a la gente de su entorno, capturando emociones reales y crudas; y Flavio Cannalonga—I’m inspired by the way he approached people through observation and respect, paying attention to their gestures, emotions, and relationships rather than the context itself. His work has a very clear humanism, and that honest way of looking is something I deeply connect with.

Hazel Noxpanco

Photographer and filmmaker. Uses images as a way to preserve memory and the passage of time.

www.instagram.com/hazelnoxpanco/

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