Sometimes you capture an image of a place that you love or a beautiful scenery that captivate you at a particular hour of the day or maybe you’re on vacation and want to document your trip. In this place the image above is not mine, is from a friend, but certainly is from a place that I love visiting.  The place is The Lighthouse in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico and the guy who took it is my friend Juan Lizarzaburo. I met Juan at a gathering from a photographers club that we both are members and by coincidence I found him once at a wedding that I was attending as a photographer. We always chat about photography (of course) but I didn’t had the chance to view his work. The day I finally did, I was overwhelmed by the images I saw of places where he found beauty and didn’t hesitate to grab that beauty and make it art.

Here is a little Bio of Juan in his own words: “Hi I’m Juan Lizarzaburo, I was born in Venezuela  and I have been living 5 years on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. I am a student by profession. Photography started in me 3 years ago, I was struggling in  a difficult situation and I had to find a way to express myself, to feel better, that way photography helped me immensely. I am very interested in photography, I learn by reading, talking with other photographers, I like to listen to advice from those who had been years in this field. I try with each of my photographs show the beauty I found in nature and in people. Maybe I’m a dreamer, but I hope my photos will stole breath and bring  smiles to people. Walking along the shores of Puerto Rico I fill my camera’s memory, because there is beauty everywhere.
For this photo I used a technique called High Dynamic Range, which allowed me to capture detail in the shadows and the highlights in a photo, also used a long shutter speed for the movement of the water to became static and sparkling  where they collide with the rocks.“

I asked Juan where to buy a print of his image because I want it hanging in the walls of my office. He told me where to “Juanlizar”, and I did.

Now I have a great piece of art that capture my breath every time I look at it.

Go visit Juan Lizarzaburo page and take a look for yourself of the great artistic talent that he have and buy some art in the name of Juan.