Today we’d like to introduce you to Joel Sosa.
Hi Joel, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself
It all started 10 years ago while I was in college, I remember seeing Theo Gosselin’s photos on a website and being impressed with what the photos conveyed. This drove my passion for photography. From there I decided I wanted to keep memories of the people I love through photography. I remember that I was studying a career that I didn’t like so instead of going to some of my classes I went to the library to study photography on my own. My dad helped me buy my first camera and I started to take photo of my friends and people close to me.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
The truth is that the main obstacle for me was living in Mexico, because of the type of photography that I do, people did not appreciate it very much. My photos were seen and appreciated more outside of my country. It was a struggle to find people in Mexico that appreciated my photos and believed that they were worth something. This might be because I never found the right people that would value my work the same way I did. At the same time, photography for me was never about money. This whole experience has been very eye-opening for when I found people that really value my work when it was such a struggle in my home country.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
At the beginning, I was creating scenarios in my head of what looked best and implementing them into my photos. I found that throughout my journey my pictures are no longer planned and have become me capturing the raw moments of life. People really appreciate this about my photos because when you are not posing you are able to capture the best moments. When doing photography this way I have discovered new passions and new ways of capturing my memories and to me those memories are worth so much more that any price to my photos.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
Throughout my life, I have never been one to pay much attention to trends and I plan to keep it this way. I love what I create and as time goes on my photography may evolve as I change and grow as a person. But at the moment I am just looking to enjoy my life and be at peace with myself and capturing that in my photos. I hope to travel and explore more in the next 10 years and capture all those priceless moments on film.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: la_nostalgia_
Image Credits
Joel Sossa
