The light at the top of the hill

Galicia, May 2022.

Obelisco Millenium, A Coruña

Two images I made on a day spent with family. Even in those walks, I can sneak in some photography if I have a camera with me. I only had one lens, though, so I used my phone to take the first one (the one on the left) using the ultra-wide lens.

Even though I don't believe smartphones are the future of photography, I do think they can be very useful and a great complement to any photographer with a standalone camera. This is a good example of that.

Dawn, A Coruña, February 2019

Sometimes, the best images are the ones we don't expect to make. This is what happened on my recent trip to A Coruña.

This scene was just in front of the hotel where I was staying. I saw it on my second day there, and I visited the location multiple times over a period of 36 hours. I shot it during the day, at night, and before sunrise.

The one I shot at dawn turned out to be the best one, and one of my favorite images I've made this year so far.

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This was home for 13 years ~ Long Exposure Photography with the Sony a6000 in A Coruña, Spain

I had to visit the city of A Coruña to get the images from my work "America Untitled" back, after one month on display.

Of course, I did some photography in that beautiful city, and this video shows some of the footage and the images I made over there. I also talk about how and why I made a couple of those.

"America Untitled" Photography Exhibit in A Coruña, Spain

Some highlights from the most recent exhibit of my work America Untitled, in A Coruña, Spain.

"America Untitled", for the first time in A Coruña

Starting tomorrow and through February 6th, America Untitled will be in display at Monty Ambigú. This is the third exhibition of this work, the first time in A Coruña.

It is a very special city for me since I lived there for over 12 years. I've been looking forward to this exhibition. If you are nearby and can attend, the inauguration will be tomorrow, January 3rd, at 8:30pm.

Back to port, Portosin, July 2018

Camera and Lens: Sony a6500, 16-70mm f/4 Carl Zeiss
Settings: 70mm, ISO 100, f/8, 1/500sec

A beatiful misty morning looking at the boats coming back to port.

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House of Light II, Cabo Ortegal, June 2018

Camera and Lens: Sony a6500, 16-70mm f/4 Carl Zeiss
Settings: 16mm, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/200sec

The beautiful setting of Cabo Ortegal.

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I didn't record these trips →

A few weeks ago, I went on a couple trips to the coast and I didn't record almost any footage of them. I still made a video, because I got some good images that I wanted to show you.

Power Station, Sabon, July 2018

Camera and Lens: Sony a6500 + 16-70mm f/4 Carl Zeiss
Settings: ISO 320, 17mm, f/8, 64 seconds

A few weeks ago, during a trip to A Coruña, I visited the beach of Sabon where I wanted to create an image to show the contrast between the beach and the chimney of the power station.

This place is familiar to me. Years ago, I used to work just a few hundred feet from there, and some times during lunch time I'd go to that beach to take a walk.

The idea behind this image was to make believe the viewer that they are looking at yet another image of the ocean breaking against the rocks, and realize a little bit later about the "small" detail on the top right of the frame: a chimney from a power plant.

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Castro de Baroña, Porto do Son, July 2018

Camera and Lens: Sony a6500 + 16-70mm f/4 Carl Zeiss
Settings: ISO 500, 16mm, f/8.0, 1/640sec

I woke up really early to be at the Castro (a 2,000-year-old fort) for sunrise. This is a very popular spot and it gets crowded during the day. At that time though, I was the only one there.

It's a beautiful place. It feels surreal to see all these structures and think that people lived (and fought) here thousands of years ago.

An hour and a half after sunrise (I was already on the way to the car), the fog started to roll in. It was then when I made the best images there, and this is one of them.

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Maria Pita, A Coruña, June 2018

A couple days ago, I had the chance to visit the city where I lived for 12+1 years: A Coruña, in NW Spain. I was in town to work on my upcoming exhibitions, but I still wanted to take advantage of the little spare time I'd have over there.

I visited a couple of iconic spots. The first one gave me this image of the statue of Maria Pita facing the City Hall. The long exposure created an effect that I like very much.

I can't wait to visit again and spend some more time photographing the numerous beautiful things the city has to offer.

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