About Adrian Vega Photography
Do's
- I have had a camera next to me for the last 18 years. And yes, it is used regularly
- I'm not your regular photographer. I can't stand getting caught into a gear debate. A camera is a tool and photography is about creating images, not about the tools used to do it.
- I give 120%. I'll climb, crawl, kneel, jump, swim, dive, cave, drive, run and do whatever it takes to get the image I see in my mind.
- I design my photographs in my mind. Once I like them, I start working on making them real.
- I love Japanese food.
- I'm obsessive about photography. Seriously.
- I speak Spanish. I'd better. Spent over twenty years learning it!
- I hate talking about myself. Pretty boring stuff.
- I do travel to many locations, nationally and internationally.
- I mostly work on location.Why stay in a studio when the world is your best studio?
Don't's
- I don't like posing people. I make them feel at ease.
- I don't watch fox news. Or any TV for that matter.
- I refuse to label myself.
- I won't say "no" to my customers ideas or requests, unless they are dangerous.
- I don't use the spell check too often. I guess I should.
- I don't have an electric car. Working on it.
- I don't care what brand your camera is. As long as it clicks, I'm good. If you know how to use it, bring a cup of coffee. We'll be talking for hours.
On a more serious note, I humbly present to you my work. Please take some time and go through it. My style, approach and creative juices are all there. Please know that I don't have a cookie-cutter approach, so no two images are alike, but you'll get the idea. I enjoy knowing about my subjects and customers. I ask questions, not because I have to, but because I want to learn about people. I can't be quiet. If me asking you questions is a problem, or if you want a photographer by the book, I'm probably not your guy.
I won the first prize in the 2008 and 2009 Latino Art Bravisimo contest.
I have been published in the French magazine PHOTO with a half page spread, in the Jan/Feb issue in 2010.
I was one of two featured photographers on Photoshelter's blog. See the interview!
Me enorgullezco de ser Hispano y Latino. De hecho, me enorgullece saber la diferencia entre ámbos. Si buscas un artista fotográfico con sensibilidad y orgullo por su cultura, y en el área de Kansas City Missouri, en Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Puerto Vallarta, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Puerto Rico, San Juan o en Guadalajara, Jalisco, ya me has encontrado.
Adrian Vega.

