Transitions

What pieces or projects have you been working on lately?
I come from a culinary background, so a large part of my photography has been linked to gastronomy. In recent months, I've been working on a personal "project" to return to what made me fall in love with photography in the first place: analog photography. This is a project of self-exploration and reconnection with a more innocent and intuitive perspective. 

What did you learn (or unlearn) while working on them?
The most important thing I'm learning is to let go of perfectionism and find beauty in the simple and the everyday. I realized that my photos started to improve just when I stopped trying to control everything. With film, I've allowed myself to shoot a lot of film without fear, and in the end, I always find something I like. I'm learning to trust my eye more and understand that what I'm looking for is right there, in my unique way of seeing things.

What words, ideas or emotions were going through your head?
Let go, trust, everyday, imperfect, mundane, real, raw.

Were there any conversations, movies, music, or books that made their way into that work?
There are certainly things that have indirectly influenced my creative process, such as the magazine Off-Menu and all the work of my friend Sophie Chen; the latest publications of Tabletimes such as Mi hijo dice que bailo en la cocina; the movie The taste of things inspired me a lot; Visual Feast, a book I've also been very focused on these past few months. These are some of the things I've been watching and reading during this time.

What's been the most difficult thing you've faced recently in your creative process?
Lately, the hardest part has been learning to value my work with the same eye I use to value others'. Sometimes perfectionism and comparison paralyze me and prevent me from moving forward.

What is your favorite restaurant and what do you recommend we order?
El Rectangle, in Barcelona. They have a fairly variable menu; they work seasonally, and there's always something interesting to try.

If your life were a movie this month, what would it be called and who would write the soundtrack?
Transitions, and the soundtrack would probably be by Guitarricadelafuente.

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.
I am very inspired by the work of Lucia Bell-Epstein because he has a raw and honest perspective. His photographs seem to capture something that was already there, as if he hadn't intervened in the scene, as if what he photographed existed without any artifice. I like how he achieves the tension between the constructed and the natural.