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Juan Rodríguez Morales

Spain

Juan Rodríguez Morales was born in Madrid in 1980. In 2003, he completed his studies in psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Shortly thereafter, he began studying photography at the Universidad Popular de Alcobendas (Madrid). From the outset, he was interested in documentary and street photography. In 2013, he was selected to participate in PhotoEspaña Descubrimientos with his work “Una gran ciudad.” He was part of the collective project “Contemporáneos,” through which he participated in various group exhibitions and contributed to the book “Contemporáneos,” published by La fábrica in 2015. With this collective, he organized several group exhibitions, notably those held at Segovia Foto, Imaginaria, and the PhotoEspaña Off Festival in 2016. As an individual artist, he has been selected as a finalist at various festivals focused on documentary and street photography, including Eyeshot, the Miami Street Photography Festival, the Aussie Street Photo Festival, and the Brussels Street Photo Festival. His work has been published in digital and print media, including: Clavoardiendo, Eyeshot Street Photography Magazine, Positive Magazine, Fraction Magazine, Docu Magazine, Float Magazine, DocuStreet Magazine, Ain’t Bad Magazine, Körper Magazine, Broad Magazine, Caption Magazine, Street Photography Magazine, Frayme, and Klick Magazine. In 2023, he published his first book, titled “Ghost World,” with the publisher Calma y Sosiego.

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Project

"Fair Day"

Another year has gone by, and the fair has come to town once again. For a week, the routine of daily life comes to a halt to make way for Ferris wheels and roller coasters, greasy food stalls, colorful carnival vendors, and cotton candy. Couples with young children come to enjoy the rides and maybe buy a cheap toy or two. At the same time, teenagers wander back and forth looking for that girl or boy they like so much, hoping to find them by the bumper cars. Everything seems different at the fair, and yet, at the same time, it’s the same. The teenagers kissing on the Ferris wheel today will take their children for a ride tomorrow at a fair very much like the one from their own youth. The fair is a world unto itself that we’ve all inhabited at some point and that, in a way, encapsulates what life is all about. It’s a place full of color and light where we can enjoy ourselves and relax, but it’s also a space where melancholy and nostalgia are ever-present, reminding us that in just a few days the fair will move on to another city, leaving us to return to our daily routines. Since 2019, I’ve traveled to fairs in various Spanish cities, trying to capture with my camera this fairground spirit—on the one hand, so full of color and life, and on the other, so full of nostalgia.

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Festivals Collaborations

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