Miguel Monforte Publishes His First Photobook

A new independent FLUX publication has been released by Miguel Monforte.

After photographing Holy Week in his hometown of Samper de Calanda, Miguel slowly realized that the images were all connected through a shared emotional territory — family, rituals, silence, memory, streets, gestures, and landscape. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

What began as simple walks with a camera eventually transformed into his first completed photobook.

The Process

Miguel first created a manual selection of photographs that felt emotionally connected rather than simply selecting the “best” images. He then generated contact sheets with visible filenames and used ChatGPT as a sequencing assistant to help build emotional rhythm, pauses, transitions, and visual relationships between photographs. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

The goal was not to create:

  • a portfolio
  • an Instagram gallery
  • a chronological report

But instead:

  • a visual diary
  • fragmented memory
  • emotional geography
  • poetic documentary photography

The Book

Miguel designed the book using Blurb BookWright with a small, lightweight format inspired by the FLUX philosophy:

— 13 × 20 cm
— soft cover
— matte black-and-white paper
— visual notebook aesthetic

He also experimented with collage-style cover generation using ChatGPT, embracing imperfection and directness rather than over-polished production.

A Key Reflection

One of the most interesting ideas Miguel wrote about was this:

“Taking photographs is just the beginning. The real work begins afterwards.”

The book ultimately became less about documenting drums or events and more about emotional memory, territory, and lived experience.

View The Book

https://www.blurb.com/b/12872854

Original Article

https://15minutosdeluz.blogspot.com/2026/05/como-he-creado-mi-primer-fotolibro-en.html

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