We need to take pictures because photographers need to pick up the camera, order the elements, make adjustments with extraordinary numbers, and feel that sensation of the other, which has no owner and is unique. After all, what goes into the frame is your decision and what is left out, too.

We must take pictures because that (healthy) obsession must be fed and satiated.

Why the swap shop?

Because is equal parts flea market, Ferrari museum, carnival, drive-in theater, and food court. Despite its non-traditional appearance and offerings, the Swap Shop is one of Fort Lauderdale’s most interesting things to do! The 180,000-square foot complex features everything from a farmers market to a tire shop where visitors can get their windows tinted. Whatever you come to do or see at this quirky spot, you’ll remember the trip for years to come!

our photographers: Vanessa Abramowitz, Sindy López, Gabriel Mercado, Alberto Freites and melissa guerrero.

A photowalk is a curated space-time for a group of photographers to develop a photographic work in a determined time and area. It is free drawing but with technical, aesthetic, and conceptual orientation as required by the students. We do them in places you might never go or places that, because they are so obvious, you would not consider them either; in the end, it all depends on the edge with which we approach that momentum. Back at the school, we downloaded the photos and generated an enriching constructive criticism session, where all students participated, moderated by the instructor.

What you see here is part of the result of that process.