I thought I knew this place quite well, especially since I walk here almost every single day. And yet, I found something that surprised me a lot, and taught me an important lesson about photography.
Galicia, July 2023.
From the video A mild and moody summer.
Asturias, July 2023.
From the video A mild and moody summer.
Galicia, July 2023.
From the video A mild and moody summer.
Southern Europe has had a terrible summer so far. Thankfully, here in Galicia things have been very mild. Better than usual weather for photography meant I was spending less time doing what I usually do in the summertime (catching up on work, old projects...) and more out doing what I love: discovering the world through my camera.
Galicia, July 2023.
Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado, September 2020.
From the video How to make the most of a photography trip (from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado).
It's all about location, location, location!
Ansel Adams said it a long time ago: "A good photograph is knowing where to stand". Of course, there are many other things to making a good photograph, but where to place our camera is arguable one of the most important ones.
In this video, I talk about this as I share a very good example of this.
Asturias, July 2023.
From the video Covadonga Lakes ~ Black and White Photography.
Norway, August 2022.
Watch my video from the beautiful island of Senja, in Norway.
Riaño, March 2022.
Watch the video from Riaño, in the Picos de Europa mountains.
Washington, November 2016.
I can't believe it's been almost 7 years. An oldie but still a favorite of mine, of a moment I will treasure forever.
Photography is all about timing: being at the right place at the right time. But that's not enough. We need to be ready, we need to be prepared. There's nothing worse than investing vast amounts of time and money to put ourselves in front of magical conditions if we are going to waste it because we don't know where that function is in our camera, if we press the wrong button, or we hesitate about which dial does what.
When we are in the field, it's all about the what (what are we capturing?) and the why. The how is important, but it's something that needs to be trained when the stakes are low. So when things finally come together, the camera disappears and all that remains is the composition in front of us.
Note: this video is one of the first I've uploaded to my second channel, aows.jpg. Subscribe if you want to see more like this one. I tell you everything about this new channel and what that means here.
After years of ruminating about this, I've finally made the decision of opening a second YouTube channel, aows.jpg.
A while ago, my 8-year-old nephew had a very simple request for my next video: "make it one of the fun ones, please". He meant, go somewhere, do stuff, and take photos.
I was never convinced about mixing movies from the field with talking-head videos. Yes, both of them are about photography, but the format couldn't be more different. Most importantly, the audience is very different as well.
I'm going to give this a try and see how it works out. I might go back to one roof for all my videos, but for now, you can subscribe to my main channel for movies from the field, to my second channel for opinion and talking-head videos, or to both if you want it all!
Asturias, July 2023.
From the video Covadonga Lakes ~ Black and White Photography.
Asturias, July 2023.
Asturias, July 2023.
From the video Covadonga Lakes ~ Black and White Photography.
I go back to one of my favorite places in Northern Spain: the Picos de Europa National Park. And as usual, it did not disappoint.
Pacific City, Oregon, February 2017.
Chicago, December 2022.
From the video Photographing a blizzard in Chicago.
