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Artist Spotlight: Pablo Benavente

July 25, 2013 By exposeddc 1 Comment

In Artist Spotlight, we occasionally ask photographers to tell us in their own words about their work and how they challenge themselves. Today’s Spotlight is by Pablo Benavente. 

"Saudah - Union Station" by Pablo Benavente
“Saudah – Union Station” by Pablo Benavente

– “These people come here to take our jobs, man.”

That’s what the guy on the street said to my coworker. Perhaps he thought that I was just another Latino that didn’t speak English, or perhaps he didn’t care.

Like many of you, I started in photography by taking photos of monuments, the zoo,  parades, and sometimes friends and family. I shot using different styles, settings, reflections, sunsets, moon rises, filters, etc. As I learned and practiced, I started getting offers to do professional gigs like weddings, events which I still do. But inevitably, when you’ve tried many things, there’s a point at which you ask yourself: “Now what?”

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Filed Under: Artist Spotlight Tagged With: artist spotlight, i'mmigrant, immigrants, immigration, pablo benavente, portraits, street photography

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