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I went to the Purple Weekend 2012 with a Holga to document some of what was going on there. This photo is from that series, taken on 120 mm film with the inexpensive plastic camera. For those who may not know, the festival was born as a mod/sixties weekender in the Spanish city of León and it has become something much bigger with the years.

The photo can be seen as part of the exhibitions programme of the Purple Weekend, quadruplicated and manipulated in a collaborative project with Eva López Campesino. “Purplephenia (I’ve had enough)” is now open at the Ateneo Cultural el Albéitar until 20th December.

My first time attending the festival was the year 2000 and though this time I won’t be able to attend I feel very happy my image will be there.

This summer I started filming from the air with my new DJI Mavic Air. Flying mainly over swimming pools and fields I decided to take the drone to Valbuena de la Encomienda, my great-grandmother’s village in the province of León, Spain. It is a very small village but is surrounded by a beautiful landscape and the perfect place to fly with freedom. This short video was recorded during two incredibly hot afternoons in August. 

 

Shot of Valbuena de la Encomienda taken with the DJI Mavic Air on a summer evening.

Last May I was at The Vinyl Factory to document of the GForce Tasting event. The Wines of Germany trade and consumer tastings are a celebration of the German wine industry. Both were captured with photography and video and here you can watch a selection of images from the day.

Looking back at a busy springtime. Here a selection of images from Rioja’s rebranding event at the beautiful Rumpus Room in The Mondrian Hotel. The artist Carlos Corres has created a series of work with different types of wine as his main medium and you can also see him in the video further down. Both photography and video were used to document the evening. Salud!

The Cognac Experience, an event hosted by Phipps on behalf of the BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac) at East London’s TT Liquor. A food pairing masterclass, a mixology masterclass and over 71 different types of Cognacs to taste.

I was asked to document the event, both with photography and video to capture the mood and the atmosphere during the day. Here a selection of images from the day and the highlights video 📸🎬

I recently had the chance to photograph The Nectar Bar and see first hand the process of this South Manchester grower. An incredible working space full of plants, life and creativity. The Nectar Bar’s moto is also great, “Cocktails for Bees. Blooms for You. Growing flowers for pollinators. Selling the surplus to humans. “
If you want a beautiful Christmas wreath or later on in the springtime need some fresh flowers, be one of those humans.

In Semana Santa I went back to my hometown in Northern Spain, León.
During this time of the year the city transforms into a platform for performance, music, processions, tradition and home made lemonade.

Semana Santa 2016, León, España

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