ARTISTS OF THE MONTH - 2025

• RODRIGO RANGEL DE ALBA

• CARLOS RIVERA

• JOE GRIFFIN

• CAROLINA MADRIGAL

• FRANCISCO MALAVE

• JORGE SOTOMAYOR

• KELLY SOMMER

Across seven issues of Light & Paper, seven artists have shared their vision with us, seven ways of seeing, not as statements, but as offerings. Each brought a distinct

rhythm, a personal language shaped by time, experience, and attention. Together, their work forms a quiet constellation of perspectives that remind us why photography continues to matter.

Rodrigo Rangel de Alba reminds us that photography can be an act of witness at the scale of humanity itself. His work does not collect places; it collects encounters. Each

image carries the weight of having been there, of having looked carefully, and of having honored what stood in front of the lens.

Carlos Rivera shows us that restraint can be powerful. In his frames, the city becomes a language of light and geometry, where meaning emerges not through excess but through clarity. His photographs ask us to slow down, to notice the architecture of everyday life, and to trust silence as a compositional tool.

Joe Griffin brings us back to the street, not as spectacle, but as community. His work is rooted in shared experience, in walking together, in learning by doing. Joe’s images carry the warmth of participation; they feel less like observations and more like conversations.

Carolina Madrigal turns the lens inward, toward intimacy and vulnerability. Her photographs hold space for identity to unfold without urgency. There is trust in her work, and tenderness. She reminds us that closeness, when approached with care, can be both personal and universal.

Francisco Malave teaches us the value of quiet. His images do not insist; they wait. Atmosphere becomes narrative, stillness becomes meaning. In a world trained to

scroll past nuance, his work rewards patience and attentiveness.

Jorge Sotomayor embraces imperfection as a form of truth. His photographs are alive with movement, shadow, and human presence. Rooted in the streets of Mexico

City, his work honors the beauty of what cannot be controlled, only felt.

Kelly Sommer offers us pause. Her images exist in a delicate balance between memory and light, suggesting rather than declaring. They linger, inviting reflection long after the page is turned. In her work, stillness is not absence, it is depth.

To each of these artists, we extend our deepest gratitude. Thank you for trusting Light & Paper with your work. Thank you for believing in the printed image as something

worth holding, preserving, and returning to. Thank you for reminding us that photography is not only about what is seen, but about how it is felt.

“SEVEN WAYS OF SEEING”