Photographer’s Spotlight: Paul DeLuna

 

When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? 

When I saw Ron Fricke’s ‘Baraka’ in 1999

How did you get your current position? How did your training or schooling prepare you for your job? 

A lot of knocking on doors, emails, phone calls, and putting myself in the right place until ‘luck’ came along. 

Self-discipline. At college you make it to class, pass your tests, have a job –  and make it to all of those come hell or high water, otherwise, you drop out and go broke.  

 

What was the greatest obstacle you had to overcome in pursuing your career? 

The greatest obstacle I had to overcome was myself.

Who would you name as the most influential person in shaping your career?  Why? 

The photographer’s works who inspired me to pick up the camera; Salgado, Cartier-Bresson, Capa, Avedon, Herb Ritts…

If you could be compensated for your work with something other than money, what would it be? 

Having it make a positive difference in the world