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IF YOU OPEN yourself up to opportunities then life seems to find a way of taking you to the places where you’re meant to be and, for Seattle-based Spanish-born photographer Daniel Beltrá, this is certainly the case. Circumstance and a regular habit of following his heart regarding the things that really matter to him have seen him become one of the world’s leading conservation photographers, with a body of work that’s been hugely important in terms of influencing crucial hearts and minds around the world over the years.

Where does your interest in the street come from?

I became interested in the street as a site of investigation when I moved to Chicago a little over ten years ago. Prior to the move, I lived in Florida and was accustomed to experiencing places by car, often at speed. In general, the environment I grew up in was not built…

Tell us about yourself…

I grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, came of age in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and currently live in St. Louis, Missouri with my partner Vanessa, our daughter Elinor, and our cat Leopold. I have always been interested in photography, but I wasn’t exposed to it in a formal way until I was in high school. It has been a love…

Starting off the third segment of ATB Jess T. Dugan discusses their most impactful self portraits and all of the photo books they’re currently reading.https://vimeo.com/523841666

In the last installment of our second ATB discussion, Jeff and Clarissa talk about the dystopian and utopian aspects of a city and the process of building relationships with the people you photograph.

https://vimeo.com/523189201