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Angel Benavides
Angel Benavides is an spanish talented visual artist. Angel was born on March 27, 1982. In addition, Angel was raised in Brussels, Belgium. Angel studied Multimedia Communication at the ISFSC (Superior Institute of Social Formation and Communication) located on Belgium, Brussels. He graduated in the year 2000. His multicultural education, gave him a special vision of the world. He believes that certain people do not appreciate life, and sometimes they forget the beauty that the world has to offer.
The Artist
Angel Benavides uses the artistic vision from his heart, and making it the vehicle to see the exquisiteness of the modern world. Moreover, to reveal the beauty and power of the world through his work as an artist. Angel feels that the greatest treasures are those invisible to the eye, but found by the heart.
Angel especially likes the famous quote, “Don’t think; feel. It’s like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don’t concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all the heavenly glory.” (Lee)
During Obama’s election on November 2008, he decided to move to New York City to embark his art career. Taking an apartment on the 2nd Avenue located in Spanish Harlem. Angel began taking photographs in The Big Apple, in in that precise moment his child’s dream came true. He loves America for spawning the «American Dream.» The worldwide symbol of the boundless opportunity and achievement that freedom brings.
The Vision
His goal is to snapshot moments with a centerpiece and a story-telling surrounded. As he states, «Travel photography is more than just taking your camera on vacation, is making an excellent and enjoyable images on the road, this is a great challenge that requires a little extra effort.» Getting stunning travel photo shoots, involves a command of many types of photography. For example, from a close-up portraits to loose candids, and from off-the-hip street photography at festivals and celebrations. Also, architecture and city scapes, to landscapes and nature. As Angel explains, «becoming versatile requires that you become like a one-man band, utilizing what technology has to offer, while developing an eye for composition and a feel for being in the right place, at the right time ». Angel is experiencing a renaissance in the digital world, where the lines between creativity, art and technology are disappearing.
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