MY STORY IN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORLD BEGINS AT THE AGE OF SEVEN. MY FATHER JEALOUSLY KEPT HIS CAMERA IN A CLOSET IN THE HOUSE WHERE WE USED TO LIVE, EVERY TIME HE WAS NOT HOME WAS A GOOD CHANCE FOR ME TO PLAY WITH THE CAMERA. I WAS PUSHING THE BUTTON EVEN IF THE FILM WAS NOT LOADED BECAUSE I LOVED THE MECHANICAL SOUND OF THE SHUTTER, YEARS LATER IN 1989 I BECAME A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND THAT SOUND IS STILL IN ME.