SantiBilly

I'm alive and well, 

been working a lot lately, if you want to see my new work go find me on instagram www.instagram.com/santibilly/

<3 love to all of you. 

So over the last several years, I became a professional photojournalist, I worked for a defunct site called diariodigital .gt (don't search it, it dieded). But since 2016 I started a project with an awesome friend called www.comvite.com so I've been working mostly on that and also it's in English if you wish to check it out. I'm much more active on my instagram account: santibilly than here (I still check my notifications but submitting stuff here it's been a few months). 


So check out my newer photos over at: Santibilly in Instagram (www.instagram.com/santibilly/).


Thanks again for always being there everyone, I did make some incredible friends here. 

Hugs, 

 

Santiago Billy

btw my portfolio is over at santbilly.myportfolio.com

After all these years this would be my first "formal" expo, it's not in a fancy gallery but in a hostel in Antigua Guatemala my home town. The title of the expo is: Stars, Volcanoes and Reflections, about how landscape influences their dwellers. I'm having 17 different pieces being exposed, including Wildlife, Landscape and Photojournalism.

I'm quite exited and would of not been able to get a decent enough photographic technique and vision if it was not for this site and everyone I've met here. You've all been a constant source of inspiration to me.

Some of the photos that will be exposed:


if you're in Guatemala by any chance this is the link to the event: www.facebook.com/events/136340…

This will be a self feature of my landscapes. I never thought I would do so many of them, I guess I just like the land. But they mean something to me, I've come to realize that landscapes impact people in a way I'm having trouble explaining. When I see a landscape and then find someone from a particular place of the world, how they view it and make lines, architecture, photos, painting and everything I find common features with the land itself. I guess a landscape is a portrait more than anything else. I'm no master in them but I want to show you mine, I feel them as my more personal work.

From old to new:


Essaouira, Morocco. 2007.


Fuego, Guatemala. 2008


Cerro Cahuí, Guatemala. 2008


The Andes, Argentina. 2009


The Andes, Argentina. 2009


Agua, Pacaya volcanoes, Guatemala. 2009


Danta, Mayan temple. 2010


popocatepetl volcano, Mexico. 2010


Fuego y Acatenango, volcanoes, Guatemala. 2011


Fuego. Guatemala. 2012


Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. 2012


Bali, Indonesia. 2012


Bali, Indonesia. 2012


Nan province, Thailand. 2012


Bagan, Myanmar. 2012


Valle de Panchoy, Guatemala. 2012


Cerro Cahuí, Guatemala. 2013


Volcanoes, Guatemala. 2013


Volcanoes, Guatemala. 2013

So there they are, a recollection of them. As you can see in 2011 I did have my photography slump, which started in 2010. I'm glad I'm back taking pictures and trying to improve everyday.

I believe now more than ever that the most sensible creatures on earth are artists, for one reason, the work is not valued, second to them comes journalists, which are treated as pests by celebrities, are seen as sworn enemies of politicians and normal folk just give a damn about them. But then comes a time in which we are all eager to read and find interesting things. Not the same bullshit article about photography or how to peal an onion.

I guess the greatest problem with journalism schools worldwide is the lack of "pitching" experience you're left with. I'm starting out and have been for the past years, that's the problem, I have no clue as to how to pitch a story. I'm glad that recently a pitch worked and am working on a story. But then comes the issue involving how to make money, profesional journalists all around are expected to do work that is ten times more stressful than that of a chef and share it with the world for nothing other than having your name printed in some type of papper.

I guess media is in turmoil, but even as this day and age are the most exiting moments of journalism. For instance how many people are interested in photojournalism now than 10 years ago, it's mind blowing. Some are fantastic but the sheer number of "entries" makes some of us uneasy and yes we might be "worse" or whatever but our messages get hidden in hundreds of others of spam and everyone is looking at the same dream.

But I guess that if I do my job well and great someday I'll start making the bucks needed for basic survival. When passion drives you it can be a bit of a problem. This is to all of us searching for the same goal, don't give up. Just remember that good journalism does influence and is well received by the whole population. Newspapers and websites stop thinking that just showing ass is gonna make your medium get more money, it's not. We always had a product that is worthwhile, information. So I guess it's stick to your guns and don't let the story die in the middle of hundreds of crap cat memes.

The internet is the goldmine in which you find diamonds and where you also find meth.


Good day.

Santi.