Collection: Jose Maria Lamo de Espinosa

Born in 1953, my relationship with photography began in 1973. It was an intimate, personal relationship until the end of 2021, when I decided to leave the environment of my computer, my camera, my screen by making my work known.

Like every human being, I am an accumulation of experiences,

I like geometry, architecture, reflections and transparencies, the city and its streets, its people. I like nature, the big and the small, the macro. Balance and imbalance.

I have always been a voyeur, an observer.
I like to look, to see, to find something beautiful, harmonious, ugly, shocking, soft, rough, surprising.
Something that catches my attention. A shape, a rhythm, a contrast.

Seeing what no one sees is an art, a profession, a passion, a hobby, an illusion. Looking for what is in front of us but no one sees.... it is an art. Highlighting an unimportant image, which goes unnoticed, is an art. This is what I pursue using photography.

They say that photography is a faithful reflection of reality. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Perhaps the photography used for scientific or technical purposes and still.

Painting and photography tell realities using different paths, techniques, points of view. I have always liked the second one. And when you have the piece in front of you, you realize that you have been moved like a child while you produce the piece. Your relationship with it is like a game. Sometimes with surprises.

And why black and white in a world full of colors?

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