José María & Jazzy Moon

José María García-Orellana (1960)

The Moon has always fascinated me.

That summer of '69, it seemed within our reach through a black-and-white television, accompanied by the unmistakable voice of Hermida. It was then that the Moon began to be something important to me. But, as often happens, urgent matters that life demands to be attended to took precedence over what was important.

And it was life itself, seven years ago, that, albeit with some costs, gave me the opportunity to stand before the Moon and capture its silhouette, orography, and colors in a few megapixels.

And what has happened in those seven years?

With the imperfections inherent to being self-taught and the limitations life has graciously bestowed upon me, I have spent time, determination, and effort capt