Short profile
Paloma Rincon is a Mexican-born, Madrid-based, global photographer. After graduating with a degree in audiovisual communications, she first began by assisting commercial photographers while also developing her own projects.
In the meantime, her photographs have been displayed in a number of magazines and exhibitions in Europe, North America, and South America. In this interview, Paloma shares how she got interested in photography and what inspires her colorful images.
3 QUESTIONS TO PALOMA RINCON
Can you tell us a little about how you became a photographer? It would be great to hear more about your images!
I have always been interested in art and design, and after graduating with a degree in audiovisual communications, I chose photography to further my career. After taking a few more specific courses, I began assisting commercial photographers while developing my own projects. This gave me the opportunity to take a broader look at the field, its possibilities and technical challenges, and I was able to learn new skills from recognized experts while also developing my own style.
Photo: Paloma Rincon
As a photographer I mainly focus on still life, but lately I've also been directing moving image projects. I have an idiosyncratic style characterized by bold colors and graphic compositions. I create visual games with a playful language in which the meaning of objects is redefined through unexpected juxtapositions. In my work, I explore perception through physical works that appear to be digitally created and I play with the real and the unreal.
My love of color is probably influenced by being born and raised in Mexico. I love bright and rich colors, which also have something to do with the sunlight you find there.
Photo: Paloma Rincon
How do you get inspired? And what inspires you the most? Movies, books or magazines? Or what surrounds you?
I am influenced by the work of many artists in different disciplines, the more distant they are from what I do, the better: installation art, architecture, illustration, etc. I also believe that we are constantly exposed to so many images that influence us in an unconscious way, often not knowing where the influences come from. I consciously draw inspiration from nature and its beautifully designed patterns and color palettes. I love the visual games and physical interactions that I find in daily life.
Photo: Paloma Rincon
What are your plans for the rest of the day?
I plan to wrap up the week with some of my last assignments of the season and head to the mountains where I spend the weekends and find lots of peace and inspiration in nature.
