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Javier Somoza
@javier_somoza
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My name is Javier Somoza and I am a 31 years old Spanish photographer.
Thanks to your votes I am sharing with all of you my story as a visual creator, which started more than 10 years ago. So, about a decade ago I captured my first photograph with a DSLR and ever since I have been hocked about photography.
At the beginning of my career I focused on photo edition. Graphic design was my thing and actually it is still part of what I do for a living. Back then I used to retouch stock photos of the world’s most amazing landscapes and iconic sites.
As I edited the images, I asked to myself:
“How incredible would it be to actually visit all these places and capture my own photos?”
Creating the final product from the scratch was something I wanted to do. However, for various reasons, I kept working editing all sorts of stock photos: urban, portraits, commercial, you name it…
Looking back in time I can say that I learnt a lot editing thousands of images. But eventually I realized the following: I am trying to make look epic all these images, but I also want my life to be epic!
"So I began to seek special memories as well and that led me ultimately to landscape photography."
"To pursue a career as a landscape photographer has been the best decision of my life."
To travel has given me the opportunity to see incredible things, and most importantly, to find myself. Every trip, specially when I travel to take photographs, has its own challenges. Every time I go outdoors I have to be flexible so I can adapt to my surroundings. Is this mindset what allows me to grow as a person and professional. And this is exactly what drives me nowadays: Self mastering.
"Do you feel lost? Grab your backpack and a camera and start traveling the world! If landscape photography changed my life, perhaps it can also change yours?"
Congratulations Javier! Now you have access to the final prize, $500 in cash!
