Interview with Cynthia Martínez
by Abel Ibáñez G.
What camera and other tools did you use to make this photograph?
Nikon F100 with a 35mm Kodak 400 roll.
Who participated or collaborated with you?
No one, it really was a super spontaneous moment that I wanted to capture as I watched the birds complete the landscape.
Tell us about the place where you took this picture.
It was the first time Norman, my boyfriend before we were dating, came to visit me (chase me in love) in Monterrey after we met in Morelia. We planned a little weekend trip to a cabin with some friends. The photo is on the way back on the road to Saltillo from Monterreal. In my friend Nana's truck with Norman and I in the back taking pictures. I remember an incredible sunset and feeling very happy to be there.
Now that getaway with friends is a memory of our first adventures and travels that led to actually living together as nomads and traveling.
What do you like most about this photo?
Which was super organic and reminds me of a very life changing but exciting time in my life.
Does this photo have a title?
I think at the time I would have put something to do with freedom and new opportunities and now it would be something much more nostalgic and about feeling the right paths.
Was there anything consciously that could be considered an influence or an inspiration within your creative process to make this image?
No, it was just that impulse to capture the moment in front of and behind the camera.
Tell us about something that happened while you were taking the photo, or at some other point in the process.
As the photography itself was super organic, I remember being nervous if the speed was the right one to capture the birds because I didn't have time to adjust much. And the development that was a couple of months later, seeing the photos was also incredible because that roll took me time to finish and I had many memories of this type, and without realizing the time my life had changed a lot for the better.
Did you do something totally different from what you normally do for other photos?
Yes, I don't normally take so many photos in motion or on the road, only of cars at night but it's a different process and settings, so it was something a bit new for me.
What did you learn in the process of creating this photograph?
Don't be left with the desire to take the picture.
Where and in what format would you like to see it exhibited?
In a social space like the living room of our apartment, because of its history and sense of nostalgia, in a large format with a frame.
Is there anything else you would like to add regarding photography?
I had forgotten her a bit and doing this interview has made me reflect on how photos, besides the artistic sense, really capture moments and stories and I love that.
