Ruben Tomas

Ruben Tomas is a photographer who works on a level above instinct. His subjects are not people, natural landscapes, or animals. Rather, his subject is the elusive connection between himself and what is going on around him. Inner lives seem to appear along the surfaces of bodies: eyes in partial shadow, wet hair giving temporary dimension to a face as it is drying, a mask that shows more than it hides. Ruben’s signature style is unmistakable.

Born in Valencia, Spain, Ruben’s artistic journey has spanned five countries and four languages. His professional career has taken a similar adventure through acting and modeling. Thus, it is no wonder that Ruben’s way of making photographs captures movement in stillness and mystery in bareness. These qualities reflect his own creative process: he sees certain images before he captures them.

Ruben’s work is internationally recognized and has been featured in exhibitions in Los Angeles, Brussels, and Antwerp. His fashion photography has appeared in L’Officiel Hommes, Elle, Refinery29, Behind the Blinds, The Ones 2 Watch, Schon Magazine, Fucking Young, Tendencias Magazine, and the Word Magazine, among others.


ARTIST STATEMENT

My pictures are about the experiences I have with the subjects I photograph. Then those images will be there for the eternity, to remember all those moments..In my heart, in my Soul, with all my love.

I can express myself through my photography,…all the images I show are because I fell in love with them in a certain way,..and I like sharing my love with others. The mind and memory are amazing, I remember how I felt when I took my pictures, I remember the experience. They all have a place in my heart.

I feel inspired by music, reading, sculptures, paintings, cinema… but the click of my inspiration comes from inside of me, I feel it in my heart. When Im selecting my images I feel a heart beat when I see “the one”. I like to go deep into my truth, into my need to express myself and be creative. It's part of who I am, Its part of my existence.

I have visions when Im shooting portraits of persons, I see them in a certain way, in a certain pose….the position of their hands, of their arms..doing in certain a movement ..is the way I see them, so I direct them and I get the picture was in my mind, its like whirlpool of creativity, more than I go into it, more deep and truth images I get. Is how to being as honest as possible I can be.

All the pictures I take, I shoot them for my self. I feel very grateful that people like to look at them, some of these people tell me that my images have soul, that they are deep and honest.

My goals in my career is to continue doing exhibitions, books, personal projects and portraits of artists and people who has something to say in this humanity.


2021

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