This image takes a single bloom and captures it under natural sunlight. I was attracted to its colors and delicate structure, and I wanted to freeze that ephemeral beauty in a clean, concise composition. The crisp focus and blurred bokeh serve to isolate the bloom, isolating it from its surroundings.

Poblacion is never sleeping, neon lights, crowded streets, and this energized ambiance that refuses to rest. I was intrigued by the design of this building, particularly the way that the purple-pink lights sculpted its shape against the dark. There is something dreamlike about the way that it pulses in the darkness, as if it belongs to a dream. That's why I photographed it, to bottle up that transient, near-movie-like tranquility amidst all the madness

I wanted to get the movement of vehicles at night, not a photograph of traffic, but something that truly conveyed the sensation of speed. I stood alongside a brightly lit street and synchronized the exposure with a passing car. My goal was to obtain a visual contrast between the background's immobility and the blur of the approaching car, that feeling of movement expressed in light trails.

I initially intended to shoot another building with more dramatic lighting and a clearer view of the skyline. However, when I arrived at the location, I found myself too close to the edge of a busy road. Motorbikes and cars were zooming past all the time, and there was not a safe place to stop and compose the shot correctly. I did not want to chance getting hit, so I had ended up settling on a different building nearby that still provided a feeling of height and contrast to the blackness of the sky.

I was initially attracted to this rubber mat due to its forceful repetitive texture and pattern. To the first glance, it's something which people would never notice, but capturing it closer unveiled an almost hypnotic beat in its circular perforations. It made me realize that even the most plain, functional pieces of equipment could turn into interesting pieces of visuals if seen at an angle.