Why Are We the Way We Are? How Our Identity Is Shaped
Discover how our identity is shaped by the relationships, memories, and photographs that form part of our personal history.
Psychologist and teacher.With over two decades of expertise, Amparo studies and supports individuals who use photography to enhance their creativity and facilitate their personal growth. Through her work over the years, she has provided valuable information via articles, masterclasses, and courses covering topics that intersect photography and psychology and embarked on personal photography projects. In collaboration with Javier Sancho Boils, she has created ANDANAfoto. Since 2015, they have offered photography workshops with various organizations and platforms.She is the author of the books “Fotografía para crecer. Guía práctica para enseñar fotografía en la infancia y adolescencia (Photography to Grow: A Practical Guide for Teaching Photography to Children and Adolescents)” and “Descubre la fotografía. Mirar, crear y disfrutar desde la infancia (Discover Photography: Look, Enjoy, and Create from your Childhood)”.
Humanistic Photojournalism, Psychology and Participatory Photography at the Asturias International Photojournalism Conference.
From October 1 to 3, we were in Gijón taking part in EIFA 2026, the Asturias International Photojournalism Conference. A meeting place for professionals working in photography, journalism, film and human rights, with a programme of workshops, exhibitions and conversations about images and the ways we represent the world.
Where Are We Looking From? Photography, Power and Representation
Photography, Power and Representation. What kind of imaginary do we construct when we repeatedly represent a reality in a particular way?
What is an imago?
There are people who continue to live within us even when they are no longer present: our mother, father, a sibling, a partner, or a close friend. Someone we loved deeply. Even someone with whom we had a difficult relationship.
Photography as a Psychological Tool Based on Scientific Evidence
Today, I can affirm that the work ANDANA has developed over the years through the “Photography to Get to Know Yourself” Programme is supported by academic and scientific evidence.
Scientific Evidence: Photography as a Tool for Personal Development
Now, a newly published study confirms what many people already knew. Photographs have a transformative power.
Photography was born from play
Photography was not born from technique alone. It was born from alchemy, from hands that experiment, fail, mix, and discover. It was born from curiosity.
Photography Against Anxiety and Depression: Analysis, Benefits, and Limitations.
According to the 2024 Mental Health Atlas by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one billion people worldwide currently suffer from a mental health disorder, with anxiety and depression being the most common.
Photovacation Bulgaria 2025: A seaside break to observe, feel, and create
Sometimes life offers us experiences that leave a mark not only in our memory, but also on our skin, in our breath, and in the way we look at the world. That was our experience at Photovacation Bulgaria 2025, a unique festival where photography, creativity, and community intertwined in a special space by the Black Sea.
Are we living in an altered reality?
On the beauty of looking, walking through darkness, and dancing with the unexpected.