Floro Azqueta was born in San Sebastián, Spain. Studied photography in Madrid and Barcelona. Currently lives and works in London, San Sebastian, and Barcelona.
A food photographer in London and San Sebastian, he has done several books and worked with many different magazines, high end restaurants and companies in the sector, either through advertising agencies or direct clients.
He has taken photographs and made short films for architecture, planning and interior design, working for architects, hotels, interior designers and for the city of Barcelona.
A large part of his career has been developed within the studio environment and he has considerable skill within any given studio set-up. He has a highly competent understanding of Lighting equipment and cameras ( SLR, medium format and large format with digital back)
In all fields, Floro is in command of the technical aspects in order to develop and focus on what the job needs creatively and also conceptually for each different client and production.
In his work as a filmmaker, you can see an interest in finding the narrative in any given subject, with careful and considered shots. His work has a strong sense of the independent quality and tradition of cinema.
His commercial work with the camera is complemented by a series of exhibitions in the art world. He was awarded a scholarship for artistic creation by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. He has exhibited in numerous galleries and institutions: Arteleku (S. Sebastian), Koldo Michelena (S. Sebastian), Gallery Viewer (Valencia), Museum of Contemporary Art MACBA (Barcelona), Metronom (Barcelona), among others.
Tel:
England +44 (0)7473037437
Spain +34 678 428 217