Wandering North

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Spain | Thursday, July 4, 2013 | flickr photos

My name is Eloy Couceiro and I'm 25 years-old.

I'm from Asturias, a beautiful and rough region in the North of Spain, where I developed a deep link with the environment: the sea, forests and mountains.
My father, an amateur nature photographer, helped me to know and love photography, and when I grew up and was admitted to University to study Audiovisual Communication, I discover the infinite possibilities and deepness of the medium.

I was in camera department in films and advertisement for some years, but I grew increasingly disappointed with my work and with myself, and decided to quit. I'd come to understand that we don't have time to waste: we must pursue what really makes us feel alive and proud of ourselves; and I personally found that in documentary photography, in the exploration of the world.

I'm already putting all my will to reach this goal, one way or another, but for me it would be a dream to get this opportunity. I'm a passionate reader of National Geographic, because I love the ideals it stands for: adventurers, pioneers and travelers are models for me.

I don't think the age of exploration is over. After all, isn't that what makes humanity push forward?