Julio Marchamalo Amado: La Pradera

Every May 15, thousands of Madrid residents come to have fun on the San Isidro meadow, known simply as “La Pradera”, to celebrate the festivities of the city’s patron saint San Isidro. Both children and adults dress in traditional costumes, called “chulapas and chulapos” to dance, have fun and enjoy the day with family and friends. “La Pradera” is an ephemeral symbol that reminds us how simple it is to live and enjoy the present moment.

Bio:

I was born in Madrid on Book Day in 1994. As a son of writer and journalist parents, I decided to be a rebel and take the scientific path by studying Physics. I specialize in color street photography, mainly around my hometown, Madrid, because I am completely amazed by how light can change a corner or a street that you may have walked by thousands of times and transform it into something magical. What captivates me about street photography is the hability and luck to create an interesting and beautiful reality through the world that surrounds us everyday. To build this alternate reality I can say that colors speak to me, and the street calls.