rbt.padilla@gmail.com

Tel. 915-588-5110

Location:
Texas and Illinois.
Education:
Informal. Abbreviated. Self-taught.
I started to photograph:
At about age 10.
Photographic Method:
Ambient and natural light. An occassional flash. Simple set-ups.
Favorite photographer:
Zosia Zija and Lionel Deluy.
Dislikes:
Rudeness, unfaithful people, greed, cruelty to animals.
Likes:
Languages (Russian and Polish), history, wild salmon, No. 2 pencils, drawing paper, Sharpie pens , tools, iPods, good coffee, a good Bordeaux, Weihenstephaner Kristall Weissbier, piano and bass gutar.
Music you are listening to:
Valentina Ponomareva, Kings Of Leon, Explosions In The Sky, Burning Brides, John Coltrane, Maria Peszek, Radiohead, Tool.
Last movie:
The Girlfriend Experience
Book you last read:
I’ve been reading a lot of industry magazines lately.
Style
I’m a minimalist at heart, preferring to keep the tone of the photo at the level of mystery and nuance. Often, my portraits are centered around the subject’s emotional state, The backgrounds support the overall mood - never taking over - and always leading back to the people in them. My landscapes are often dominated by themes bearing the loneliness of broken towns, stark, open vistas, and abandoned buildings. I ‘ve always inspired by artists like, Charles Sheeler and Edward Hopper, as well as the events in America during the late 1800’s to the 1930’s, when life was moving from a bucolic setting, towards the fury of industry, and the classic metropolis. I often prefer to shoot wide, meaning, my choice of lenses are between 28 and 20mm, or less in focal range.