The past, the present and what came to be the future.
My father passed away in 2005. A few months later, my mother, brother, and I, brought his ashes back to Barcelona. I had been away from home for too long. Walking the streets, shooting my past made me realize that what might be dormant for a time awakens in a most powerful way.
FC Barcelona - Barça, is my football team, the club I was born into. It's an integral part of Catalan identity, of its culture and pride. I brought my camera to a public training session and through a hole in the wire fence, shot a roll of Tri-X. Back in the darkroom when I returned to Montreal, it was exciting seeing the images emerge in the developer. Despite the conditions, the shots turned out rather well. I felt deeply inspired, but was left to dream, not realizing what lay ahead. In the Spring of 2007, I spent several weeks in Barcelona and was given permission by the club to shoot for a Black & White study.
These six portraits were in a group exhibit in Montreal, December, 2007. They were hand printed from Tri-X negatives on 20x24 inch warm toned Ilford FB archival paper.
FC Barcelona - Barça, is my football team, the club I was born into. It's an integral part of Catalan identity, of its culture and pride. I brought my camera to a public training session and through a hole in the wire fence, shot a roll of Tri-X. Back in the darkroom when I returned to Montreal, it was exciting seeing the images emerge in the developer. Despite the conditions, the shots turned out rather well. I felt deeply inspired, but was left to dream, not realizing what lay ahead. In the Spring of 2007, I spent several weeks in Barcelona and was given permission by the club to shoot for a Black & White study.
These six portraits were in a group exhibit in Montreal, December, 2007. They were hand printed from Tri-X negatives on 20x24 inch warm toned Ilford FB archival paper.
