After shooting Fiestas del Pilar back in October, I didn’t think any other celebrations could top the swarms of people gathered in elaborate costumes, parading the streets with the last of the summer sun still beaming down - but I think it’s safe to say my experience of Semana Santa topped it!
As well as self and fine art portraits, I have been taking photos on the streets since the age of 15, and these past 9 years I have remained very much attracted to the adrenaline rush it seems to give me… (despite my paranoias of getting caught - because no, I never ask.)
Last week, It was as if I was hiding behind my own ‘Capriote’ managing to achieve a state of some-what invisibility that normal day to day street photography doesn’t allow me. (or at least, I make it that way for myself…)
As far as my own faith goes, I am an atheist with self awareness as my only ‘leader’ so shooting a week of highly charged-religious marches as ‘penances’ was interesting…I saw images unfolding before me in a totally objective state.
A sense of timelessness has been always been vital to my work and normally I find myself searching hard for moments with scenes devoid of direct references to 2019. The Semana Santa week, however presented me with continual time-travel portals, so I worked hard not to miss them.
Anyway, I thought I would share some of the many photos I shot last week…
