Interview With Aitor del Arco From Spain

I started with small nuances in photography through my studies in Design and 3D Animation in Valencia. Later I did Audio Visual Communication at the University of Burgos and a Bachelor of Science in Communication and Culture at the New University of Lisbon.

My first photo was with an analogue camera, I was very young and it was on the safari so that day I spent the film taking pictures of the animals but the first photo was of an elephant that shortly after stole a woman's bag and ate it, unfortunately I didn't capture that moment.

I currently use a Sony A7IV, I usually shoot with a 24-70mm 2.8f lens as it is quite versatile and bright.

Being able to work and live from photography and the visual arts, that is my goal and in some way try to contribute something to the world of art.

The biggest compliment to me is when people tell me that my work has inspired them.

It would be impossible to say a single thing; music, movies, books, everyday life... I believe that anything can be inspiring. In the end, creativity is connecting things that at first glance are not connected. Creativity is a state of mind.

Conceptual, fantasy and existentialism.

It is a great honor for me to have been selected among the winners. In the end it means that your work has been awarded and that a group of expert people have seen something good in it.

Ad Caelestis is a series where I shape different stars of the celestial vault and mix them with popular culture, whether recent or past, conceptualizing them in some way.

This has been my last year of studies because I was in the finals I have not had time to carry out projects for several months, so this series is the one with which I have resumed my passion.

Winning an award helps give prestige to your work. It is a proof that guarantees a good project.

Definitely Alex Stoddard, Kyle Thompson and Cho Gi-Seok.

Never stop doing what you really love.

Start now and never stop.

Although I think luck plays a bit in the key to success, it is true that there is a HUGE component of perseverance. Perseverance is essential.

I have a kind of ritual. I always spend a little time each day reading something that interests me, a little time reading something that doesn't interest me at all, and I end up rereading something I've already read.

Reading something I'm interested in increases my mental library of references, reading something I'm not interested in helps me create connections to other realms, and rereading something helps strengthen connections.