Salva López
Salva López was born in Barcelona in 1984. He received his first camera in 2007 and in 2008 he began to study photography at GrisArt in Barcelona. His principal interests in photography deal with the relationship between man and nature and with capturing instances of his life.
My ideas about photography are constantly evolving. At this moment, there are two themes that interest me the most: the first is the relationship we have as human beings with our environment - either socially or with the land itself. The other theme is exploring my own life and trying to capture it intimately and spontaneously. I like the stories to appear by themselves, and try not to force them. I always carry a 35mm camera to capture everything that interests me. The idea is not to lose a detail of my life.
FJORD: How do you feel the Internet has affected the way you work? Have you changed the style of work you do or the way you present your work based on the way the Internet has changed how photography functions?
Salva: I’m from the Internet generation - I’ve grown up with it and my origins with photography are completely linked to it. The Internet has always been there, so it does affect the way I work.
F: How do you gain inspiration for your work? Where do you look for ideas?
S: The Internet has been my biggest inspiration until now.The ideas come to me by chance, although they tend to be very general ideas like exploring tourism or my grandparents. I’m currently reading some books and attending classes that help me research the themes that interest me further. I’m looking for a point of view that is more interesting and personal, but my first ideas emerge from the daily life.
F: What are your favorite websites?
S: Flickr, Triangle Triangle, Delicious, The Exposure Project, Domestika, ffffound, BOOOOOOOM!, American SuburbsX, ahorn magazine…
F: Do you have any suggestions to help new and emerging photographers gain exposure? How did you initially start to promote yourself and your work?
S: I’m still in that situation currently, and am just starting to take the first steps. The only thing I can recommend is to create an online portfolio, a flickr account and to start sending out your work.
F: Where do you see your work going in the next year and in the future in general?
S: This following year I will continue with my photo-diary (http://marcandoelcamino.tumblr.com) and I am currently considering several themes for a new project. My future…I don’t really know…but, I will keep on shooting.
http://www.salvalopez.com
http://marcandoelcamino.tumblr.com