Photoshop User - USA (2020-02)

1. Favorite movie
   Cinema Paradiso


2. What can’t you live without?
   The love and support of my family


3. Favorite type of music
   Anything and everything


4. What do you do in your spare time?
   Sitting in my reading chair and looking
   at monographs


5. Where’s your favorite place to travel?
   Japan and Dominican Republic


6. What are three things you always
   take with you when you travel?
   My FUJIFILM X100F, iPad, and comfortable
   socks and walking shoes


7. What’s your favorite new app?
   Lightroom (I can now directly upload to
   Lightroom and the cloud!)


8. What’s the best advice you’ve
   ever received?
   Enjoy yourself. Life is too short to
   be miserable.


9. Who would you recommend some—
   one to follow on social media?
   @samabellteacher (an inspiration and
   a friend)


10. What’s the one thing you wish
    somebody would ask you?
    Would you visit us in [country I haven’t
    been to yet]? n

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QUESTIONS

Where are you from, and what kind of work do you do?

I was born in New York City to Dominican immigrant parents. We

moved to the Los Angeles area soon after, where I was raised and

continue to live.

Where do you look for inspiration?

Books. Monographs have always provided me the greatest source

of inspiration and education. I still have monographs from my col-

lege days, and I return to them often. I’m always learning some-

thing new, even from my most dog-eared books.

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Encouraging breakthroughs with my students. Many people

underestimate what they’re capable of, so it’s incredibly gratifying

to guide them through a process that allows them to get a sense

of how much more is possible for them and their work.

Do you have any work rituals?

I don’t know if I would call it a ritual, but I always have plenty of

things on my plate. Whether it’s photography, podcasting, writ-

ing or teaching, I always have multiple irons in the fire. I’m always

focused on the next thing that needs doing.

Are there any hardware or software tools

you just couldn’t live without?

A journal. Writing down my experiences and my process has been

incredibly helpful for me. I’ve not only gained insights into who

I am but also how I work as a writer, teacher, and photographer.

It’s by better understanding myself and the way I see and experi-

ence the world that has been invaluable to my development.