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RMTF Florida A través de distintos talleres buscamos dar una aproximación multifacética al hecho fotográfico y a l

A través de distintos talleres buscamos dar una aproximación multifacética al hecho fotográfico y a las distintas disciplinas que se vinculen con este.

ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING — ONLINEDistance doesn’t have to interrupt a photographic process.These photographs were made at th...
08/13/2026

ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING — ONLINE

Distance doesn’t have to interrupt a photographic process.
These photographs were made at the Sacrario Militare di Redipuglia, Italy, as part of a project I am currently following through my online One-on-One Mentoring.
The photographer is in Italy. I am in Miami. The photographs travel between us.
We meet online once a week to look at the work, edit, discuss what is working and what is not, define new assignments, and decide where the project should go next.
Mentoring a photographic project doesn’t necessarily require sharing the same physical space. It requires continuity, conversation, editing, and someone on the other side paying close attention to the work.

One-on-One Mentoring is available online, wherever you are.

📷 Federico Gasparini
📍 Sacrario Militare di Redipuglia, Italy
💻 One-on-One Mentoring — Online

08/10/2026

Basics + One-on-One + Scott Brennan + Lighting!

08/03/2026

A comprehensive program for photographers who want to develop a solid understanding of lighting and build long-term confidence.
Across five personalized sessions, we’ll explore how light behaves, how to shape it intentionally, and how to adapt different lighting techniques to portraits, editorial work, and personal projects. Each session combines demonstrations, practical exercises, and feedback tailored to your goals and experience.
Designed for photographers who want to move beyond learning “setups” and truly understand light.

07/30/2026

Everyone warns you about Tokyo before you go. The size. The crowds. The idea that it’s cold, efficient, nobody looks at you twice.

The metro backs that up. Silent cars. No talking. No eye contact. It’s the version of the city most people outside Japan actually see, so they assume that’s the whole story.

Then you get to the street.

We were shooting low, camera almost on the ground, in the middle of a Shinjuku crossing at night. Two girls walking by clocked the lens up close and just laughed straight into it. No hesitation. No looking away.

It kept happening all week. Someone holds your gaze first. Someone smiles before you do. Someone says something you half understand and you both just go with it.

That’s the first Tokyo Trait we wanted to share: the city everyone describes from the train is not the city you find on the sidewalk.

Have you been? Did the same thing happen to you, or was it just us? Tell us below, we read every comment.

07/23/2026

The most important thing I do isn’t teaching photography.
It’s helping photographers understand their own work.
Cameras change.
Software changes.
But learning to recognize your own voice...
That takes time.
If you’re looking for someone to help you see your photography differently, send me a message.
Let’s talk.

ETHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHYA round table on documenting crisis with responsibilityWe know that not everyone is in the same pl...
07/15/2026

ETHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

A round table on documenting crisis with responsibility
We know that not everyone is in the same place after June 24. If this isn’t the right time for you to engage with this conversation, we understand, and that’s completely okay.
As a photography school, we believe it’s important to create this space for our students and community with the greatest possible respect for everyone’s experience. Photographing in the midst of someone else’s pain, and our own, as Venezuelans, raises questions that deserve to be asked.
On June 24, 2026, Venezuela was struck by two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude less than a minute apart, the strongest to hit the country in more than a century. The greatest devastation was in La Guaira, Caracas, and surrounding areas, where homes, schools, hospitals, and entire communities were affected.

This conversation isn’t about technique. It’s about responsibility.

Together we’ll explore what it means to document tragedy ethically, where the line lies between witnessing and intruding, and what responsibility comes with holding a camera in front of another person’s suffering.
If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, as a photographer, journalist, or simply as a citizen, we invite you to join Alejandro Cegarra (Alejandro Cegarra), Gaby Oraá (Gaby Oráa), Vladimir Marcano (Vladimir Marcano Sifontes), and Ernesto Costante (Ernesto Costante), moderated by journalist Indira Rojas (Indira Rojas 🌙).

Event Details
📆 Thursday, July 16 · 5:00 p.m. (Caracas time)
📍 RMTF Hacienda La Trinidad, Parque Cultural
Urbanización Sorokaima, Av. Rafael Rangel Sur (Gran Caracas)
🎥 Live on Instagram Roberto Mata Taller Fotografía + RMTF Florida for Miami, online participants, and anyone joining remotely.
🗣️ Language: Spanish
💵 Admission: Free
RSVP CARACAS
LIVE ON INSTAGRAM
Photographers, documentarians, journalists, and the general public are all welcome.
Right now, the image remains one of the clearest languages we have for bearing witness.

07/13/2026

People often ask me,
“What’s the best camera to start with?”
My answer is always the same.
The one that’s in your hands.
The first weeks aren’t about making masterpieces.
They’re about understanding light.
Learning how your camera works.
Making mistakes.
Laughing about them.
Trying again.
Thirty-three years later, I still believe the beginning deserves as much attention as everything that comes after.
These are moments from our first Photography Basics classes.
Maybe it’s your turn to begin.

Your first photograph is waiting.

You don’t need to know everything to start. You just need someone who’ll tell you the truth about what you’re pointing y...
07/08/2026

You don’t need to know everything to start. You just need someone who’ll tell you the truth about what you’re pointing your camera at.
Roberto Mata has spent thirty years teaching photographers to see, not just shoot. Now he’s offering one-on-one sessions in Miami: starting from zero, picking the camera back up after years away, developing a personal project, or working through lighting and Lightroom with direct access to his eye.
No class of twenty. No plural. Just your pace, and his experience.
Swipe through → then book your session. DM

07/06/2026

“The biggest lesson I learned wasn’t about editing...”

“One of the biggest things I learned from Roberto Mata’s School of Photography is that photography is about telling a story.
Now I’m learning Adobe Lightroom Classic, and what excites me most isn’t just the editing tools—it’s how they help me emphasize the parts of the image that tell that story.
There’s so much to learn, and that’s exactly what I love. I never want to stop learning.”

06/08/2026

Next Saturday I’m heading to Sweden with RoadTrip.
I’ll be carrying this Nikon FM from the 1980s and a few rolls of black and white film.
Not because it’s better.
Because I need to slow down.
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time behind screens, hard drives, catalogs, edits and digital workflows. Before traveling, I feel the need to return to something simpler.
A camera with no autofocus.
No screen.
No distractions.
Just a lightmeter that doesn’t work, 36 exposures and a little more attention.
One question before I leave:
Kodak Tri-X or Ilford HP5?
Which one would you choose?

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