Winner issue Rene Salvador

Photographer Rene Salvador (U.S.A)
Winner of the Month
Can you tell us a little about you? Oh man, that’s a
loaded question! This is possibly one of the hardest
questions for me to answer! Lets see, currently I’m a
photographer based in San Diego California specializing
in fashion editorials. It wasn’t until I was in college that I
realized that I was best suited for the fashion editorial
world, it was mostly because of my love for fashion and
the story-telling aspect of it. Since then I’ve had the great
privilege of having some of my work published in some
of the largest publications in the world; such as: Vogue,
Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Tatler. I’ve also worked on
other several campaigns for publishing.
How and when did you get into photography? I first got
into photography in 2008. I feel that at the time I was
going to through a transitional phase in my life, I wasn’t
quite sure of where I wanted to go with my life, or what I
wanted to be, and I remember feeling this urge to photograph
things in nature. I felt like nature really spoke to
me in some profound way. I began to notice how life and
nature had a much deeper purpose and meaning. Far
deeper than what I ever thought and it was those things
that compelled me to take up the camera.
What does photography mean to you? I really like the
idea of trying to convey a message with enough feeling
to have an affect on the viewer. But more important I
feel that photography should have a purpose, just like
art, art should by definition have purpose and meaning.
Otherwise it can’t be art because, art is not random. Just
for example if you look at life, there is nothing random
about life, everything in life has purpose and meaning,
and truly believe the same principle should apply to
photography.
Please briefly describe your photography style for our
readers. Well, I think my style can be very moody at
times. A lot of people say that my work is very “romantic”,
which makes sense, because I’ve always been drawn
to romantic sentiments in films, poetry and photography.
I think its safe to say that I am in some ways a hopeless
romantic, which I can’t say that I adore that side of
myself. Most of the time I try to fight against my romantic
urges.