JCOPhotographer

07/08/2026

I'm thrilled to share that my long-term photographic project, In Praise of the Shadows, has been submitted to the LensCulture Discoveries awards.

Inspired by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's timeless essay, this body of work explores the quiet beauty of shadow, impermanence, and the subtle relationship between light, architecture, and memory in contemporary Japan.

Whatever the outcome, it's an honour to have this project become part of the LensCulture Discoveries community and to share it alongside so many inspiring photographers from around the world.

In Praise of the Shadows by Juan Carlos Ortiz

11/06/2026

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DAMB UELHS NAUI (With New Eyes)

Small gestures, quiet moments, permanence in the ephemeral.
Pequeños gestos, momentos silenciosos, permanencia en lo efímero.
Petits ges, moments silenciosi, permanéncia en l’efímer.

08/06/2026

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DAMB UELHS NAUI (With New Eyes)

Slowing down reveals the invisible heartbeat of a place.

Reducir el ritmo revela el latido invisible de un lugar.

Alentir eth ritme revele eth batec invisible d’un lòc.

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28/05/2026

.DAMB UELHS NAUI (With New Eyes)

The project celebrates permanence in the ephemeral and the beauty in small gestures.

El proyecto celebra la permanencia dentro de lo efímero y la belleza escondida en los pequeños gestos.

Eth projècte celèbre era permanéncia laguens d’aquilo efimèr e era bellesa amagada enes petits gestes.