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Berenice Riu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berenice Riu pursuits traces of visual harmony in her imageries, telling her own stories through little pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview With The 2022 London Photography Awards Platinum Winner \u2013 Berenice Riu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you introduce yourself and talk about how you got into photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was a little kid, one of my favorite games was creating and wearing costumes. I literally used whatever I had at hand to make them: from pillow covers to cardboard boxes. I wrote stories and lived more in the fantasy world than in real life. At home they were so sure: I was going to have a creative job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And well, truth didn\u2019t fall far, as I am a Creative Director working in the visual art realm. I\u2019m currently running my own agency, Kima Collective, specialized in high visual impact imagery, and almost all my hobbies tend to have something to do with invention and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that, looking at my imagery, you can find that small storyteller in there, as I try to balance a certain visual harmony with a powerful concept, a story that changes from piece to piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can usually find carefully crafted details in my pics. Sometimes it\u2019s a custom-made garment, hand painted or built backdrops and scenery or papercut elements. Again, that\u2019s the crafting kid saying hi, still using colorful palettes because, even when I\u2019m making a critical statement, I tend to leave a trace of joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where did you study photography?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia, and I later took a Master in Art Direction here in Spain. I feel both things are profoundly related to how you build a picture, but in a broader sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you remember your first shot? What was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first shot with a photographic gaze was probably for a school contest. I still keep a medal from that. I liked it so much I took a photography course. Their approach was more focused on the technical part of capturing an image, rather than on building it to say something meaningful (that is where I feel at home), so that made me put my camera on a drawer for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still nowadays I do not call myself a photographer as much as a visual artist, because the process of my imagery has more to do with planning, art direction and postproduction than with the capturing process itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What equipment do you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use a Sony A7RII, whatever lighting tools I have access to at that moment and Sigma crystals. I usually do my post production work in Photoshop and Lightroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you hope to achieve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love the feeling of creating things just for myself, beyond doing it for my customers. It is something that I have postponed too much in my life, so doing it now already feels like an achievement. I will gladly embrace whatever comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What compliment inspired\/touched you the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really like it when someone is able to appreciate all the work behind a picture, above the picture itself. I mean, some people think this is a \u2018push-a-button and you\u2019re done\u2019 kind of thing, while others understand all the work involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspires your unique storytelling?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What doesn\u2019t? From movies to personal experiences and social claims, if there is something I never lacked, that\u2019s inspiration and things to talk about. I am constantly doodling drafts on paper and taking notes for the next great idea that starts unraveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What THREE (3) words describe your photography style?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflexive, colorful and substantial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations! As the winner of the London Photography Awards, what does it mean for you and your team to receive this distinction?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I opened my inbox and couldn\u2019t help but to shout as I saw the email announcing me as a winner. I searched my name and saw my \u00abResolutions\u00bb series was Platinum Award. Then I realized that \u00abBloom\u00bb, another submission co-authored with Javier Gamonal, won the Gold Award!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are in a constant search for improvement. As a magic threshold, we turn every New Year’s Eve into a leaflet full of purposes, wishing to make\u2026 (Read more at London Photography Awards<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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