How did
you become a photographer?
While talking to a friend, we decided to do
something totally different to what we studied
at the university. We went back to school and
studied photography. A couple of years later,
I quit IBM to become a photographer.
Where are you from originally?
I was born in Antwerp, Belgium. But I grew up
in Mexico City and now based in Austin, Texas.
Who were your main influences growing
up?
My mother, education, friends and listening
to music.
Did you go to art school/college or
are you self-taught?
I got a degree in Computer Systems from the
Universidad
Iberoamericana. After working for IBM, I
went back to school to study photography at
the Escuela
Activa de Fotografia.
Any advice or tips to novice photographers?
Be yourself.
What has been the most rewarding and
challenging project you have worked on?
My own book Mientras
vagaba por el D.F./While Wandering Through El
Deh Effeh. After more than five years, I
came back to Mexico City – I decided to
do a book in the shape of a pedestrian journey
using my toy camera.
What is your favorite portfolio piece?
Why?
I may not have a favorite one, but I'm always
attracted to my latest pieces. So far, I have
an attraction to Elephant's
Path. I still need to develop my most recent
work and I'm sure I'll have a new favorite.
But technically speaking "Clean
Break" is my favorite – it appears
to be taken with a top of the line camera.
What American art or artist inspires
you most?
Keith
Carter. Additionally, Richard
Avedon and Annie
Leibovitz. |
