Portrait of Argentina’s beaches
Argentinian photographer Santiago Videla shares his vision of the beach scene around Mar Del Plata with us.
Santiago Nicolas Videla is a thirty-five year old surfer and photographer living around the Mar del Plata area in Argentina’s coastal city.
Since he was eighteen Santiago has been capturing the beach scenes of his local breaks, attempting to show how the ordinary people live and surf each day. Like many of us, he is not interested in the competition circuit, and is more interested in capturing the real lives of those sharing his city’s beach life. He photographs anything which captures his and our imagination, from sunbathers to children journeying to and from school.
“Mar del Plata is the most important beach city in Argentina. We have different spots for different styles. The most well-known are Playa Grande beach, Waikiki beach and Varese beach. Playa Grande suffers from a fairly high level of localism, so I prefer Waikiki with my longboard.”
While many of us have moved to digital photography, Santiago still uses film equipment, shooting on 35mm or 120mm film as much as possible; the colour, depth and light conditions captured by film are still the real deal. However like many of us he alternates between formats, shooting on digital for its cost-effectiveness and speed.
Taken at Playa Grade beach, Mar del Plata city , Argentina with a Chinon CS 17-85 mm lens and 35 mm film
Visit his web sites at:
wix.com/santiagovidela/surfshots
noleashonmyboard.blogspot.com
flickr.com/photos/kingforadayfoolforalifetime/
Mar del plata looks like a cool place to ride! and your way to take shots its really interesting. Nice post!
1this photos does not reflects the REAL surfing of Mar del plata, its only reflects the perspective of this guy.
there are better quality of waves and surfers.
it`s true that mar del plata suffers of swell inconsistency, but when the conditions are ok, there is a lot of spots
with great waves.
this guy shows a lot of photos of kikiwai beach, wich is a beach for BEGGINERS, and people who like to try an approach to surfing for first time.
2@Nico: You are so wrong.!! if you think that our surf at MDQ only means pro surfing, contest, Playa grande localism and short boards , you dont know nothing. And please can you tell us which is the problem with Waikiki beach or begginers? In Waikiki you will find 60 year old guys enjoying the surf ,does not matter if they are begginers or pro. It’s a shame to read this kind of thoughs.
Santiago, Nice shoots , I love the retro style.
3Hey Santiago, some great photos here man! Very different from most surf/ocean related shots! MDQ seems a good place to ride.
Cheers.!
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