PA’ LA ISLA

Hoy, el verdadero lujo es el tiempo… y la conexión con la naturaleza y el paisaje.

Pa’ la isla es una serie fotográfica que ofrece precisamente ese lujo: la posibilidad de reconectar con el entorno y activar los sentidos.

Con la mirada curiosa de un botánico o un arqueólogo, estas imágenes capturadas en los paisajes de Puerto Rico revelan la fuerza vital de la flora y la majestuosidad del paisaje boricua desde la quietud y la observación atenta. Tomadas exclusivamente con luz natural, las fotografías presentan elementos naturales y arquitectónicos como estructuras complejas y refinadas, cuyas armonías y simetrías despiertan nuestros sentidos.

La serie también captura los juegos de luz y sombra, generando composiciones que transforman lo cotidiano en formas casi abstractas, profundamente evocadoras.

Al trasladar al espacio interior la calma y las texturas del entorno boricua, estas imágenes crean atmósferas contemplativas que elevan el paisaje a un plano casi sagrado, invitándonos a apreciarlo y protegerlo como parte esencial de nuestro patrimonio.

Pa’ la isla es, en última instancia, una invitación a mirar, sentir y reconectar con la naturaleza caribeña y los paisajes que nos definen.

Today, true luxury lies in time… and in our connection with nature and the landscape.

Pa’ la isla is a photographic series that offers precisely that luxury: the opportunity to reconnect with the environment and awaken the senses.

With the curious gaze of a botanist or an archaeologist, these images captured across Puerto Rico’s landscapes reveal the power of its flora and the quiet grandeur of its scenery through stillness and careful observation. Shot exclusively in natural light, the photographs present natural and architectural elements as complex and refined structures whose harmonies and symmetries ground our perception.

The series also captures the play of light and shadow, creating compositions that transform the everyday into almost abstract, deeply evocative forms.

By bringing the calm and textures of the Puerto Rican landscape into interior spaces, these images create contemplative atmospheres that elevate nature to a sacred dimension, inviting us to appreciate and protect it as an essential part of our heritage.

Pa’ la isla is, ultimately, an invitation to look, feel, and reconnect with Caribbean nature and the landscapes that shape our identity.

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David Guerra (Alvarega) is a photographer whose work has been exhibited in Boston, Providence, Provincetown, and Paris. In 2014, he was selected to participate in the Magnum Days program at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, where he worked under the mentorship of renowned artist David Allan Harvey. His photographic series have also been featured in residential design projects in Boston and San Juan. He is currently based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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