Ruven afanador photography sombra warm springs
Post a Comment. In the past twelve years he has ventured into projects ranging from artistic leadership of a photography festival, curatorial projects for various institutions worldwide, publishing books and a magazine, running a bookstore and gallery to creating the internationally acclaimed Photographers project. He has done countless amounts of portfolio reviews, given masterclasses and judged a large number of competitions.
Due to the variety of endeavors and years of studying and speaking to photographers he quickly recognizes the features he believes to be of the utmost importance to be a successful photographer in this day and age. Monday, June 27, Photographer Ruven Afanador. Ruven Afanador, , Colombia, is a fashion and portrait photographer who also focuses on personal projects.
In he released the book Mil Besos , a collection of images of Flamenco dansers from Southern Spain. Strong, fearless and fierce women of various generations are portrayed in high-contrast black and white photographs, twisting pre-conceived notions of beauty. The book Sombra contains images using nineteenth century techniques of erotic male nudes in poses inspired by classical ballet.
Ruven has seen a vast amount of celebrities in front of his lens, from Britney Spears to Al Pacino. His fashion shoots are larger than life, creating fantastical, dreamy, classy and powerful imagery.
Ruvén Afanador: Sombra.
The following images come from the book Mil Besos , his portfolio Celebrity and the book Sombra. Submitted by Mr. Email This BlogThis! Newer Post Older Post Home.