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Luis Hernandez
@lwizvisuals
Best of the week 45 at #nomadict 2021
There’s nothing like the feeling of capturing that one photo you’ve always wanted to get. Waking up at ungodly hours, hiking for miles, and carrying half your weight in camera gear is all worth it once you click the shutter button. A big part of why I do photography is the experiences I get to have, visiting some of the most beautiful places in the world and meeting incredible people along the way. The first time I picked up a camera, I knew I would be doing this for a while.
The first time I did a long exposure shot, I remember looking at the screen of my camera and thinking that was the most beautiful photo I had ever seen, even though of course I had no idea of what I was doing at the time. There’s something about taking reality and making a photo out of it just the way you want it to be. I probably enjoy the process of editing photos just as much as going out and taking them; to me it’s an opportunity to share my experience and my version of the moment with the world. I find it rewarding whenever I achieve the look that I was picturing in my head the moment I took the shot, which makes the image more personal to me.
Something a lot of us get asked is “where do you find inspiration?” And I always say that inspiration comes in different flavors: The way we feel at any particular time inspires us to edit in a different way, and the music we listen to, our loved ones, and the places we’re in play a huge role in how we develop our style as photographers. Even if sometimes we’re not aware of it, we perceive images differently just based on the mood we’re in, and we use photography and the way we edit as mediums to communicate feelings.
Finding my own style hasn’t been an easy process, and I tend to believe I will keep experimenting with it for a while, not only because I keep getting inspired by my surroundings, but also because it helps me keep photography interesting, and it brings novelty to my creative life. We’re explorers, we’re curious, and we should embrace change if we are to continue creating.
This year I took my first trip to Iceland, a bucket-list country for so many photographers. I decided to challenge myself to capture as much of its beauty as I could. Never before I had seen so many incredible landscapes one right after the other, and so the challenge was up. One thing you’ll hear about Iceland is that the weather is so unpredictable that you have to be prepared for everything, wind, snow, rain, and sunshine. We slept in a rooftop-tent through snowstorms, hiked our way through strong gales, and all while holding a camera in our hands.
The photograph that won the Best of the Week at Nomadict, encapsulates all the moments we went through on our trip. It was the last day of shooting, and we decided to stop by Skogafoss one last time. It was one of the few days with no rain during our stay, and you could see a beautiful double rainbow from the distance. If you wanted to get closer, you would need to be ready to get soaked.
This composition with the rainbow was one that I wished to capture, and I was so happy to finally get the right conditions. Afterward, I attempted to edit this particular shot a couple of times. I wanted it to reflect the rough times we had out there, but at the same time show the beautiful memories I created and the majestic atmosphere of the country.
"So, I decided to go for a moody feel with clarity on the rainbow, and dreaminess on the waterfall."
Something I quickly realized during the trip was just how small we truly are, and how much there is for us to explore and experience. This planet has so much to offer and it’s our responsibility to ensure it remains like that for the generations to come.
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