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Había que convencer a todos de que lo único que hay que hacer en la vida es tratar a los demás como quieres que te traten a ti. Esa es la regla de oro.
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Estudié Sociología en la UPR, Recinto de Cayey. Me gradué, y fui a la UPR, Recinto de Río Piedras a estudiar fotografía.
Siempre supe que quería hacer algo relacionado al arte. De chamaquito dibujaba y aunque no quedaban tan mal los dibuhos, no cultivé ese arte con la disciplina correcta. Recuerdo que en escuela superior un colega me prestó la cámara de su padre, una Nikon F. Me enamoré del sonido de sus botones, ese “crrrrk” cuando tirabas del carrete, y como se veía todo a través del visor. Tomé fotos con ella y cuando vi el resultado impreso, supe que era lo que quería hacer por el resto de mi vida. En la fotografía encontré una manera de dibujar, de pintar, pero con luz.
Luego fui a Madrid a estudiar cine. Estuve por allá 4 años. Después me mudé a Málaga buscando el sol andaluz, seguido por una mudanza a Londres buscando la experiencia citadina. De ciudad en ciudad terminé 12 años en total por Europa.
Cuando vivía en Londres estuve trabajando unos meses en una casa de alquiler de equipo de cine. Allí me hice bien amigo de un par de primeros asistentes de cámara (focus pullers) que me enseñaron a enhebrar la película, y parte de la disciplina que envuelve ser un segundo asistente (clapper loader). Tuve mi primera oportunidad en un video de música con el grupo Keane y su canción Everybody’s Changing.
Después de 4 años, decidí que quería estar más tranquilo y entonces volví a Málaga. Allí monté un estudio de fotografía fija con un colega, y por tema de poco presupuesto, terminamos retocando las fotos nosotros mismos – aunque aveces contábamos con un retocador, de hecho, aprendí mucho con él. Fue ahí que entré al laberinto de Photoshop y poco a poco retocando cada vez más rápido. Ahora soy retocador freelance para J.Crew NYC.
Orquesta El Macabeo // Foto de Luis R. Vidal
Depende del trabajo. Cuando son trabajos de presupuesto, casi siempre parte o gran parte de las herramientas se alquilan, pero equipo mío de cámara tengo: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; un lente 20-40mm; un lente fijo 50mm; un lente 70-200mm; un lente fijo 85mm (todos f2.8); par de flashes Speedlite; y un sistema de luces de estudio portátilElinchrom Ranger Quadra con juguetitos (beauty dish, softbox).
¿Tienes algún lente favorito? De ser así, ¿porqué?
Ninguno. Para mi son herramientas. Aunque al 70-200mm le tengo cierto cariño por los años de fotoperiodismo. Sentía una sensación de “francotirador” cuando lo usaba.
Policía de Puerto Rico // Foto de Luis R. Vidal
Todo lo que quepa en una Pelican 1510.
¿Alguna vez has comprado algún equipo que hayas encontrado luego como “innecesario”?
La verdad que no. Todo lo he usado.
Foto de Luis R. Vidal
Espacios, street, portraits. Amo los retratos (relacionados con fotos de “moda”). Me disfruto el juego psicológico necesario para llevar a la persona al resultado previsto en nuestra imaginación. Esa mezcla de la disciplina más precisa con la espontaneidad más sincera. Cada persona es distinta y ese reto de “llegarle” a cada una me encanta. Y sobre todo poder transmitir eso en el impreso.
¿Algún setting en particular que hayas creado que le permite a la persona identificar tu trabajo?
Todo lo tiro en Raw, pero la verdad es que no tengo ningún setting preferido. Cada foto es distinta y requiere una combinación distinta.
Foto de Luis R. Vidal
El día antes del shoot lo chequeo todo. Me aseguro que todas las herramientas que se necesitan para el trabajo estén presentes y funcionando. Más que rituales son manías: siempre cerrar la maleta cuando se cambia de lentes; si trabajo con un asistente, los lentes los paso de una manera muy específica; cuando guardo los lentes siempre les abro la apertura a f2.8. En fin, manías que vienen de la manera militar de trabajar en cine. Soy un nerd en cuanto a eso.
¿Qué te parece Instagram?
Una fiebre tripeosa. Volveremos a imprimir. (sigan a Luis por Instagram aquí)
Foto de Luis R. Vidal
Hay un par de blogs que visito con frecuencia, pero en realidad siempre estoy viendo fotos – tratando de leer lo que no se ve. Analizando el encuadre mientras intento saber exactamente donde se pusieron los flashes, las banderas negras y todos los aparatos para iluminar. Es como una obsesión.
¿Qué otros fotógrafos te inspiran?
Depende del momento y las etapas… sigo mucho a Melissa Rodwell que es “panita” de Instagram. Me encantan los retratos sencillos de Krijn van Noordwijk y como transmiten los retratos de Vincent Peters. Me fascina la elegancia y el control del blanco y negro que tiene Rodney Smith. De vez en cuando me meto en PLSR para ver fotógrafos.
Foto de Luis R. Vidal
Cuando vivía en Londres trabajé en la porción que se rodó en estudio del video One Way Ticket de The Darkness que dirigió Tim Pope. Pope le hizo casi todos los videos a The Cure, y ver a este loco dirigir a estos otros dementes fue una experiencia bastante intensa. Londres fue rock ‘n’ roll.
¿Algún dato curioso sobre ti?
Me gusta Roberto Carlos…bastante.
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The car accident that killed democracy advocate Oswaldo Payá has been shrouded in mystery and misinformation since it happened in eastern Cuba last July.
Payá, who dedicated his life to promoting human rights and democratic governance in Cuba, died along with his colleague, advocate Harold Cepero. Angel Carromero and Jens Aron Modig, European politicians who were visiting Cuba to support Payá's efforts, survived the crash.
Oswaldo Paya, at his home. Screenshot from video by Tracey Eaton, taken with photographer's permission.
While state press and Cuban officials [es] reported that Carromero, who was at the wheel, lost control of the car and hit a tree, rumors of a second car began to circulate. Though the two Europeans survived the crash, weeks passed before either survivor gave an account of the accident. Having endured decades of harassment and threats on her father’s life, Payá’s daughter Rosa Maria publicly stated that she suspected foul play. Cuban authorities charged Carromero with vehicular manslaughter; he was put on trial in October, found guilty, and sentenced to four years in prison. Carromero also delivered a statement, before the press, confirming authorities’ version of the story.
Given that the passengers killed in the accident were in the back seat of the car, the claim that the car crashed into a tree seems unlikely.
This month, Angel Carromero, who served jail time in Cuba and was then (with assistance from the Spanish government) granted permission to complete his sentence in Spain, gave an interview to The Washington Post. The newspaper’s website does not specify who conducted the interview.
In this new account of the accident and its aftermath, Carromero describes being followed by a series of strange cars, the last of which crashed into the back of the car, killing Payá and Cepero, who were riding in the backseat. Carromero recalls being taken to a hospital and later asked to sign the “official” account of the accident and recite the account before members of the press.
Carromero says that military officers intimidated him, suggesting that he would face further trouble if he did not stick to the official version of the story.
One of them told me that what I had told them had not happened and that I should be careful, that depending on what I said things could go very well or very badly for me.
He also describes meager prison conditions and claims that while he was in the hospital, personnel unnecessarily sedated him. He believes this may have caused his memory of the incident to lapse.
Phil Peters, US-Cuba policy expert and author of The Cuban Triangle, is doubtful that those following the case will find Carromero’s account credible:
…[Carromero’s] conduct to date has frustrated those that most want to pin Paya’s death on the Cuban government, and the presentation of the case – slow, late, and piecemeal, with Modig consistently useless – has limited its impact. My strong guess is that skeptics of both accounts are not going to get satisfaction.
Carromero claims that when they saw a vehicle following them, Paya and Cepero said it was “from ‘la comunista.’” Peters notes that this doesn't sound right — Cubans do not colloquially refer to authorities this way. “La comunista” would be a pretty general way to refer to just about anyone in Cuba, a Communist country.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo says he has no reason to believe Carromero. Spanish daily El Pais notes that the Spanish government has handled the case delicately, likely in the interest of preserving Cuba-Spain relations and protecting other Spanish citizens who are awaiting trial in Cuba.
Havana Times reports that García-Margallo has said that Carromero should present this information before the court. At his trial, Carromero gave what he now claims was a false description of the accident.
Havana Times blogger Harold Dilla also expressed skepticism about Carromero’s account. He noted that people on all sides of the incident seem to have given accounts and spread information that is not entirely truthful– the lack of impartial, thorough reporting on the incident has made the situation all the worse. Dilla wrote,
The unfortunate death of Oswaldo Paya is another example of the morbidities that come with the lack of information openness in Cuba and the lack of independent response channels.Although the Cuban government acted to provide rapid and technically supported information on the facts of the incident, I don’t think it was sufficient for anyone, if we consider that Paya was always considered an enemy and harassed accordingly.
Dilla also supported the Paya family’s request for an independent investigation of the case and argued that “the Cuban government should, in the name of decency, be obligated to allow that.”
Many have called for an independent investigation of the accident; the Payá family has sought assistance on the matter from the United Nations. But even this may be a challenge. Agustín López casts doubt [es] on the efficacy of such an effort
¿Qué tribunal internacional tendrá la suficiente potestad para realizar una investigación imparcial y por qué métodos obtendrán pruebas periciales que no sean fraudulentas? ¿Se dignara algún cubano que conozca la verdad a arriesgar la vida en una transparente declaración?
What international court will have sufficient power to conduct an impartial investigation and what methods will be used to obtain credible evidence that will not be fraudulent? Will any Cuban who knows the truth to deign to risk his or her life by making a transparent statement?
In the wake of the accident, a diverse range of Cuban voices — even those who didn’t agree with Payá — expressed appreciation for his efforts to push for reform on the island. Payá was internationally recognized as one of Cuba's most pragmatic, forward-thinking advocates for freedom of expression, freedom of association, and other fundamental rights on the island. For Payá's family and those who supported his work, it is unfortunate that his death has been marked on all sides by layers of misinformation and mistrust.
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