We are back in the US. This was our experience traveling during a pandemic.
Our experience traveling back to the US during a pandemic
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coronavirus
How I'm regaining my ability to focus by reading
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I'm a big advocate of new technologies, but also very aware of the dangers of smartphones and always-connected devices in general. While they can be tools of empowerment for artists, they can also be the source of distraction.
A distracted mind can’t take photos. Let’s see how reading can rebuild our capacity to focus and increase our attention span, and how that affects our photography.
Read MoreLooking up
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The sky isn't where I usually look for images. Most of the time, a dark blue sky or a bright cloudy one are just backgrounds for my subjects.
Lately, though, I've been looking up more closely. I made images of the Moon, the stars and the clouds. Even of clear, blue skies.
At a time when we are confined, the sky makes me feel free and connected to a bigger world beyond the walls of this house.
I'll keep looking up.
Quarantine life: a photographer on a farm
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How I made "The Night is Dark"
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I got quite a few questions about how I made my latest movie, "The Night is Dark". I hope to answer most of those in this post and video.
TL;DR
The short version is: I took a lot of shots and put them together in a video.
This is how I did it.
Read MoreWhy you should keep your camera gear in a bag
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As someone with a semi-nomadic lifestyle, I've gotten used to live off a suitcase.
Instead of organizing my gear on shelves and drawers, I keep all my cameras, lenses and accessories in my bag. Having a limited space to store my stuff makes be very selective about what I buy: a new item usually means another one has to go.
But the reason why I always keep my gear in my bag is because that way I'm always ready to go. If I see fog in the morning, I grab my bag and get out. If the Spanish government establishes a mandatory quarantine, I grab my bag and go to my parents' farm to spend the lockdown there.
I know I won't be forgetting anything because all the gear I'd ever need is there, and ready.
Staying fit and sane during a quarantine
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There's no better tool for photography than a healthy body and a sharp brain. It's not easy to keep them that way during these times, though, when billions of people are confined to their homes. This is how I try to stay in shape, both physically and mentally, through this mandatory quarantine.
Read MoreWildlife photography during a mandatory quarantine
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All Spain is in lockdown, but here in the country I'm still able to find some opportunities to take some photos.
WFH
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When I wrote about my upcoming trip a few days ago, I knew the situation could get worse. I could not, though, expect how fast everything has unfolded here in Spain in the last few days: from planning my trip to country-wide mandatory quarantine.
I will be working from home for the foreseeable future. Thankfully, I have a lot of photos to go through and many things to talk about, here and on my YouTube channel.
Before focusing on photography again, I wanted to repeat what every expert in this matter is saying: stay home as much as you can. If you are already taking this seriously, then please keep doing so. And if you still believe this is like the flu, take a look at this.
Stay healthy, my friends.
Traveling for photography in uncertain times
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In just a few days, if the coronavirus situation doesn't get even worse, I'll be taking a plane to Ireland. That will be my first stop on a 2.5-month-long trip to Ireland, Iceland and the UK.
The way I travel makes every trip a bit uncertain, but this time, I'll be embracing the unknown from day 1. Other than the flights and a few hotels in Ireland and Iceland, I have nothing else booked or planned.
On one hand, there's the virus: Italy is in lockdown and other countries are starting to require foreigners to self-quarantine for a couple of weeks. These measures could extend to other parts of the world -including the countries I'll be visiting- at any moment, so I don't want to book anything too far ahead.
There's also the issue with the weather: it's been a mild winter here in Spain, but it looks like Iceland is still getting its fair share of snow and ice these days. My hope is to travel along the southern coast, weather permitting.
I'm very excited about this trip. I've never been to Ireland, and I've been wanting to go to Iceland for a long time. And while I did visit London before, I've never been anywhere else in the UK. I'm especially excited about spending a few weeks up in Scotland.
Hopefully I get to visit all of those places as "planned", and to share many images and videos with you all. If that's not the case, it'll be fine, I'll do my photography from somewhere else. After all, those beautiful landscapes are not going anywhere and they'll be there once this virus is under control. What matters the most now is to keep everyone safe.
I'll keep you updated. Stay healthy.