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How long have you been a photographer? What pushed you on this path in the beginning?

I’ve been a professional photographer since 2017 and full time since 2019. I re-discovered my passion for it when I quit my law degree in Buenos Aires to do full time travelling. My boyfriend at the time (who is now my husband) was amazed at how much effort I was putting into capturing our trip through South America with my small Ipod. He surprised me on our anniversary with my first professional camera. I was instantly hooked and wanted to learn as much as possible as fast as possible. At one point I was getting up at sunrise every day to ride into the countryside on my motorbike and capture as many street portraits as I could. Eventually I started using my skills to work with hostels, hotels, and tour agencies. I never made a lot of money from it, but it opened my eyes to what was possible.

Have you always wanted to make art?

Wrote my first novel at 12 and I'm pretty sure I was younger than that when I started begging my friends and family to pose for a photoshoot with me. Truth is I’ve always been attracted to photography (and art, theatre and film making) but I spent years convincing myself that I should pursue something “serious”. I never imagined I could build a career out of it. In a way I only prolonged the inevitable because I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.

Tell us about your favourite shoot.

My favourite photoshoot is usually the last one I have done. I’m always trying to push myself to go farther than I have ever gone and to work with people who love art as much as I do. This editorial does make the list, we photographed it at night-time in my studio because Elle (our model) lives three hours away and could only come after her 9-5 job. Her and I have been doing a spooky/Halloween inspired photoshoot for the past 3 years now, including a Facetime photoshoot we had to improvise during COVID. It’s fun to put them side by side and see how much we have grown every year as artists. I’m excited to see what we plan for next year.

What inspires you?

I get most of my ideas while I’m praying or meditating, it’s like if I silence my mind, I can make sense of all the images and sounds we are constantly bombarded with.

How would you characterize your style?

Bold, dramatic, and stylized with a touch of surrealism. The better I get at controlling my lighting the more my style evolves. I am finally at a point in which I can start to create the images I’ve always had in my head.

What advice would you give to a beginning photographer?

I would say two things. The first is to learn how to communicate with your models and make them feel comfortable. It’s easy to get lost in the gear and technical aspects of this job, but at the end of the day no matter how perfect the lighting is if your subject looks uncomfortable, that is a bad photo. The second is to always have passion projects planned, regardless of how good or busy you are. A photoshoot in which you need to follow nobody else’s vision but your own is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself and keep growing as an artist.