Internal Reflection

The images in this collection reflect some of the themes and ideas that propel my photography journey.

The “boy on the skate” is one of my favorite photos. I have that moment ingrained in my memory, and I shot it impulsively. I felt the energy emanating from the kid using a skateboard for the first time and had to capture it. I have been shooting for 25 years, mostly driven by an impulse to seize the moment in time.

I decided to pick up a camera in the first place to capture my friends and the Puerto Rico skateboard culture in the early 90s. The feeling and importance I felt while capturing these fleeting moments in time were intoxicating.

When I started, I only shot film (not by choice); digital cameras were non-existent then. Shooting film taught me to pay attention to the frame and timing of my images, given the limited number of frames I had per roll.

I do shoot digital, and I am not a purist in any form. For me, photography is about capturing the moment regardless of the medium.