LaLou Photo

03/10/2026

Desde que era adolescente me gustaba bailar salsa. Recuerdo ver videos musicales de salsa tratando de imitar los pasos de baile. Pero no fue hasta que me mudé a la ciudad de Nueva York que realmente aprendí y me enamoré de la salsa… la salsa de verdad.
Uno de mis primeros trabajos fue en un restaurante colombiano, y trabajando allí era inevitable no escuchar salsa todo el tiempo. Y luego, curiosamente, terminé saliendo con un colombiano y Caleño! que me enseñó mucho más sobre la salsa, más allá de solo bailarla.
No estoy aquí para hablar de política, porque no se puede negar que Willie Colón ha tenido algunos puntos de vista controversiales. Pero como dijo el buen Rubén Blades:
“Aunque nadie es del todo bueno o del todo malo, nuestra tendencia es generalizar y demonizar, y por eso para muchos resulta imposible aceptar o comprender que se puede reconocer lo positivo de una persona y a la vez rechazar lo que consideramos negativo en su actuar.”

07/12/2022

I’ve always been afraid of doing portraits mainly because:

1. I’m very shy and I can’t brake the ice with people and it’s always a struggle for me to make them feel comfortable in front of my camera.

2. Need to learn how to pose people and not all poses work the same with each individual. (You can clearly see it in these portraits. I pick one pose that I thought it worked and just sticked with it… But I wish I could feel confident enough to pose them in different ways in the same shoot)

3. Lack of experience.

I had maybe 5 mins to shoot these right before Onyeka Igwe’s premiere of her short film “The Miracle on George Green” at The Highline. And to be honest I really liked them taking in count that I only had like 5 mins to shoot them.

But there is always room to grow and learn. So that being said any constructive feedback will be much appreciated 🙏

And also available for all your portrait needs 😅

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In the picture: Filmmaker Onyeka Igwe.

03/15/2020

Gabriel No.1

I love portraits so much but so scared of shooting them.

I’ve always felt like an outsider that is so hard for me to brake the ice with my subject and make them, not only feel comfortable with me but in front of the camera. It’s probably one of my biggest challenges as a photographer. But made it so easy for me! Maybe at the begging we were both warming up to each other but then, beautiful shots started happening that I was just shooting away while he did his thing!

Thank you to my Art Director/Make up Artist/friend 🤪 (who, BTW is also a great actor!) for:

1. Feeding us that morning - VERY IMPORTANT!
2. Letting me make a mess out of his living room
3. Trusting me and my art!

It was a great experience and I’m very happy with the results!

Note to self: Shoot more portraits!

03/13/2020

02/29/2020

Punk is not dead No.2
(Photos that got lost in transition)

02/29/2020

Punk is not dead No. 1.
(Photos that got lost in transition).

09/17/2019

J’ouvert 2019
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@ J'ouvert city Empire Blvd

09/17/2019

J’ouvert 2019
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