An Exclusive Interview with Jose Juniel Rivera-Negron

I feel excited and honored to be selected from thousands of photographers at Light and composition University. I would never think I would be selected first place. I want to thank the whole team for an excellent and dedication to all the photographers.

” won the 1st Place in the Photo of the Month – March 2021, is a wonderful Close-Up photograph, with artistic perspective, correct lighting, and very well presented. Overall, a great composition! Tell us more about your experience of taking this photograph.
Jose Juniel Rivera-Negron
The experience that I had was amazing; I went to the beach in a cool and windy day and my nephew, and we were walking through a long bridge to the Island in Clearwater Beach in Florida. The windy and cool day was what it made it special, if the temperature was not like that probably the photo would not be the same.

Yes, and definitely yes, I am proud of my work, because people around the world loved my photos and stories so much, that they have had posted a review in the photographs.

My journey has been exiting so far because I have been traveling to different places around the world to meet different cultures, race and people. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

As you already know I am from the tropical Island of Puerto Rico, raised in the forest where there are high mountains and waterfalls in the back of our small houses, also a river where we must hike down to get to, plantain and bananas trees, avocado, oranges, and guavas. This was the best times in my life living in this paradise. I believe this place was what made developed visualization for photography.

Yes, I enjoy taking photographs of people and their reactions, people in the streets, people in the beach, concerts, poor and not so poor. Definitely, I love documentary and street photography, because I love the culture, race and everything that God created in a person.

I have exhibited my work in some social media, it has not been the best experience; however, I am still working on that.

I have been approved to cover in concerts and events. It is not very easy to get approved for that; however, I been approved four or five times, this has helped me developed techniques and gain experience.

I started here in Light and Composition University. This online school was the first one in my life to learn photography. I remember the first course I took, " The Black Box with a Hole", it showed me how to visualize a moment and freeze it for the rest of the life. I kept applying my tools to keep this visualization going.

Just have fun with it, passion, travel, but more than anything, love what you do, because working for success will make you a Master but working for satisfaction will make you a Legend.