manuel morillo

 “I do not remember when I took a camera for the first time, but I remember clearly the first time I did it intentionally. It was for a trial competition, and the pictures were crap. I thought the camera had something to do with it, so I invested in my first reflex and continued to take bad pictures for a long time. One day, I started my own life, left my house, left my country, and started to know other lives and realities. The camera did not have that much to do with it. If the pictures don’t come to you, then you should go to shoot them…”

Was born in Seville, Spain, in 1971. Started in photography on his own in 1990. In 1995 went to live in London to have a try, but life took other ways. In year 2000 went to Guatemala to work with a foundation dedicated to work with kids living in marginal areas, using photography as a tool to change things. He continued with them for eight years, and at the same time working in his own projects or assignments from organizations. In the last years, he has worked for Red Cross International, ChildFund and FAO Guatemala, among other local organizations, and has shown his work in four countries in different solo and group exhibitions.