We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Paula Alucina. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Paula below.

Paula, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Any thoughts around creating more inclusive workplaces?

I think this something that we all the image creator should keep in mind, we are creating images that will stuck in others minds and in their ways of perceiving the world. I’m sure that photography can be more profound and meaningful than just showing and working with models with “perfect bodies”. I could acknowledge this when I started working with literally everyone that wanted to say something beyond a body, people that had a message, a deep feeling, and interest for being creative and not necessary to be aware of how they look all the time. I really really learn from all of my clients. They show me how to be more genuine. I love working with other women and all the LGBT community.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I define myself as a Fine Art photographer, because my photos are to be appreciated for their imaginative. I started seeing photography the way I do now 10 years ago when I joined this group of diverse artists that were creating video clips, making photo exhibitions, creating music, doing performances, designing, acting, etc. They really inspired me and encourage me to keep taking photos. So I worked on my first projects with some of them. Here I also started practicing with Photoshop and discovering the infinite possibilities of creations I could have access to. This was a very important moment in my career.
I never studied photography but I learned from other professionals and with practice.
Because I am very open I work with all type of clients, they all have different interest and that is something I love because I can always think on something new. My purpose is to always create from a place where I ask: “how can we make it different? what is something you always wanted to be or say? what do you want to feel when you see yourself in the photos? what is something pure or genuine about yourself?
I think my work offers a way of being more free and a possibility to create new realities.
I am very proud of my work because at this point of my career all of my clients always express how much they loved the experience and how excited they are to see what I will create with Photoshop with some of those photos.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

I think it’s being able to create an experience that goes beyond the photos, creating an image is an excuse for sharing such a moment of connection and seeing how people can open themselves to share something genuine and the fact that they trust in me to do that is a treasure for me. When I think why I do what I do at the end of the day this is one of the reasons I can think of.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice

Something it’s exciting about NFTs for me is the idea that once when we create an image and share it, it doesn’t belong to us anymore, it’s made for the world to enjoy it. So I think NFTs are a great tool to put our art out there, to get to new nets of people and get to sell our work to keep creating and expanding.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.behance.net/alucina_foto
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alucina333/