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  1. Paco Gómez
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Founded in 2005, NOPHOTO is a contemporary photography collective that aims to make UNCONVENTIONAL individual and collective projects viable.

The collective is characterized by its open content, an interdisciplinary thread in its forms, the use of multiple supports such as the web and digital projections when distributing projects, and the personal involvement of its members during the creative and production process.

NOPHOTO takes negation as its starting point. NOPHOTO is not an agency of photographers, but an ATTITUDE. A way of seeing. A revolution. A ‘NO’ (where there’s never enough).

This aesthetic attitude makes NOPHOTO not renounce any kind of creation or exhibition. Works by the collective offer an experienced view of the everyday, which always leads to the extraordinary. This process is the result of group reflection and interaction among alternative creative processes.

“It’s not that we like to take the opposing view; it’s that we enjoy walking slowly, clumsily, observing minute differences between things, discovering their rhythms. Trying to describe an object, turn it on its head, comb its surroundings and cover the entire perimeter. Asking ourselves what it’s made of and what role it plays in the story. Demanding of ourselves that we wear the subject out and still haven’t said anything. Demanding of ourselves that we look closely and yet haven’t resolved anything. Not to illustrate, define or take photographs. We like to unphotograph things and unname them.”

NOPHOTO was awarded the Revelación Award 2006 by the PHotoEspaña International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts.

The Modlins

Photos of garbage
  1. Project

The Modlins were a family of artists living in Madrid since the 70´s. Margaret was a painter, Elmer was an actor in Hollywood and their son, Nelson a model, actor and radio anounncer. They were obsessed with the idea of being celebrities and then died leaving an unacomplished dream, which was Margaret´s desire to be considered the painter who best portraied the Apocalypsis in all times. On June 2003 several documents and pictures were found lying on the street, they were the remais from their own shipwreck. From the moment those pictures were found this project intends to reconstruct their lives in an obssesive way, by searching the traces left on the spaces they dwelt in and by grasping Margaret´s misterious paintings.

  2. Elmer Modlin and Margaret Marley Modlin during their engagement in North Carolina. 1950. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gomez)
    Elmer Modlin and Margaret Marley Modlin during their engagement in North Carolina. 1950. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gomez)
  3. Nelson Modlin (First row, third from the right) in his class at Mayberry School. Los Angeles, 1960. (Picture found in the garbage by Garrison McDavid)
    Nelson Modlin (First row, third from the right) in his class at Mayberry School. Los Angeles, 1960. (Picture found in the garbage by Garrison McDavid)
  4. Margaret Marley Modlin in front of her sculpture on a university campus. California. 1960s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret Marley Modlin in front of her sculpture on a university campus. California. 1960s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  5. Margaret Marley Modlin next to her sculpture of Kennedy. California. 1960s. (Picture found in the garbage by Ana Garcia)
    Margaret Marley Modlin next to her sculpture of Kennedy. California. 1960s. (Picture found in the garbage by Ana Garcia)
  6. Model index card belonging to Nelson Modlin for the McMillan Agency. Hollywood. 1960s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Model index card belonging to Nelson Modlin for the McMillan Agency. Hollywood. 1960s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  7. Elmer Modlin performing in a theater piece as shown in an agency photograph. Hollywood. 1960s. (Picture found in garbage by Amaya Pastor)
    Elmer Modlin performing in a theater piece as shown in an agency photograph. Hollywood. 1960s. (Picture found in garbage by Amaya Pastor)
  8. Margaret and Elmer posing for the painting Adam and Eve, on the balcony of their first home in Spain on Miguel Moya Street. Madrid. 1970. (Album found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret and Elmer posing for the painting Adam and Eve, on the balcony of their first home in Spain on Miguel Moya Street. Madrid. 1970. (Album found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  9. Margaret posing on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street for the painting Dice Games. Madrid. 1970. (Album found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret posing on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street for the painting Dice Games. Madrid. 1970. (Album found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  10. Elmer Modlin posing on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street for the painting Joshua Tree. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin posing on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street for the painting Joshua Tree. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  11. Margaret posing on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street for the painting The Artist´s Hands. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez
    Margaret posing on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street for the painting The Artist´s Hands. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez
  12. Nelson Modlin on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street, with the Plaza de la Luna in the background. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson Modlin on the balcony of Miguel Moya Street, with the Plaza de la Luna in the background. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  13. Details of Nelson Modlin posing for the painting "Roman Bridge and Tormes River". Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Details of Nelson Modlin posing for the painting "Roman Bridge and Tormes River". Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  14. Unknown woman posing for the painting The Dance of Death. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Unknown woman posing for the painting The Dance of Death. Madrid. 1970. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  15. Elmer kisses Margaret next to the Wall of Avila. Avila. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer kisses Margaret next to the Wall of Avila. Avila. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  16. Modlin´s passport. (Document belonging to Raul García, found in Nelson´s home in Brihuega, Guadalajara)
    Modlin´s passport. (Document belonging to Raul García, found in Nelson´s home in Brihuega, Guadalajara)
  17. Nelson Modlin. (Negative 20x25 found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson Modlin. (Negative 20x25 found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  18. Nelson Modlin posing on a terrace for an advertising campaign. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Amaya Pastor)
    Nelson Modlin posing on a terrace for an advertising campaign. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Amaya Pastor)
  19. Nelson Modlin´s picture for a modeling portfolio. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson Modlin´s picture for a modeling portfolio. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  20. Nelson posing on the balcony at the Modlin home on Don Felipe Street. Madrid. 1971. (Picture found in garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson posing on the balcony at the Modlin home on Don Felipe Street. Madrid. 1971. (Picture found in garbage by Paco Gómez)
  21. Dream written by Margaret Modlin on July 21, 1971, in their home on Don Felipe Street. Madrid. 1971. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Dream written by Margaret Modlin on July 21, 1971, in their home on Don Felipe Street. Madrid. 1971. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  23. Nelson Modlin posing in Retiro Park. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture developed from a contact print found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson Modlin posing in Retiro Park. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture developed from a contact print found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  24. Margaret Marley Modlin portraying a character for an unknown film. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret Marley Modlin portraying a character for an unknown film. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  25. Margaret Marley Modlin at the Alhambra in Granada. Granada. 1970s. (Picture developed from a contact print found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret Marley Modlin at the Alhambra in Granada. Granada. 1970s. (Picture developed from a contact print found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  26. Margaret Marley Modlin next to an unknown woman in Guadalupe, Cáceres. 1970s. (Picture found pinned to the wall in the lounge of the house on Pez Street, Madrid)
    Margaret Marley Modlin next to an unknown woman in Guadalupe, Cáceres. 1970s. (Picture found pinned to the wall in the lounge of the house on Pez Street, Madrid)
  27. Margaret takes a picture of the location where all her photos will appear after her death. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret takes a picture of the location where all her photos will appear after her death. Madrid. 1970s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  28. Letter written to Nelson Modlin in December, 1975. (Document found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Letter written to Nelson Modlin in December, 1975. (Document found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  29. Elmer kisses Margaret in front of Margaret´s scuplture of a container that was meant to hold their ashes after their death. Madrid. 1970s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer kisses Margaret in front of Margaret´s scuplture of a container that was meant to hold their ashes after their death. Madrid. 1970s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  30. Elmer and Margaret next to her painting in progress, The Whore of Babylon. Madrid. 1981. (Picture found in the garbage by Ana García)
    Elmer and Margaret next to her painting in progress, The Whore of Babylon. Madrid. 1981. (Picture found in the garbage by Ana García)
  31. Elmer and Margaret posing at their home next to the pictures Henry Miller with Wings and Death: the Last Enemy. Madrid, 1980s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer and Margaret posing at their home next to the pictures Henry Miller with Wings and Death: the Last Enemy. Madrid, 1980s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  32. Margaret at home on Pez street. Madrid. 1980s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret at home on Pez street. Madrid. 1980s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  33. Margaret posing on Creus Cape for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Creus Cape. Girona. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret posing on Creus Cape for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Creus Cape. Girona. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  34. Margaret, Nelson and Elmer posing for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Madrid, 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret, Nelson and Elmer posing for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Madrid, 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  35. Triptych of the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John by Margaret Marley Modlin
    Triptych of the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John by Margaret Marley Modlin
  36. Study for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Creus Cape. Girona, 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Study for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Creus Cape. Girona, 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  37. Elmer Modlin posing for the painting, The Crucifixion and Ascension of Jesus Christ. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin posing for the painting, The Crucifixion and Ascension of Jesus Christ. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  38. Elmer Modlin posing for the painting Some Time Earlier than the 770th. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin posing for the painting Some Time Earlier than the 770th. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  39. Elmer Modlin posing for the painting The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1979. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin posing for the painting The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1979. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  40. Elmer Modlin posing for the painting The Poor Are Always With to Me. Madrid. 1980s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin posing for the painting The Poor Are Always With to Me. Madrid. 1980s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  41. Elmer Modlin posing for painting El and Nagasaki. Madrid 1980s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gomez)
    Elmer Modlin posing for painting El and Nagasaki. Madrid 1980s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gomez)
  42. Margaret Modlin´s painting Henry Miller with Wings
    Margaret Modlin´s painting Henry Miller with Wings
  43. Photographic study for Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Photographic study for Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  44. Margaret posing for a detail in the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret posing for a detail in the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Madrid. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  45. Elmer Modlin in a detailed study for the painting Fatima and the Arm of Muhammad. (Picture developed from a contact print found in the garbage by Paco Gomez)
    Elmer Modlin in a detailed study for the painting Fatima and the Arm of Muhammad. (Picture developed from a contact print found in the garbage by Paco Gomez)
  46. Elmer impersonates the devil for the painting Henry Miller Without Wings. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer impersonates the devil for the painting Henry Miller Without Wings. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  47. Study for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Creus Cape. Girona. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Study for the painting Elmer Modlin, You Who Contemplates the Seven Seals of the Apocalypse of Saint John. Creus Cape. Girona. 1976. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  48. Margaret Modlin next to the child Sotero Luengo. Valverde de la Vera, Cáceres. 1978. (Picture given as gift to the Lungo family by Elmer Modlin)
    Margaret Modlin next to the child Sotero Luengo. Valverde de la Vera, Cáceres. 1978. (Picture given as gift to the Lungo family by Elmer Modlin)
  49. Margaret Modlin and Sotero Luego seated on the hubs that supported the crosses of Viacrucis. Valverde de la Vera, Cáceres. 1978. (Picture given as a gift to the Luengo family by Elmer Modlin)
    Margaret Modlin and Sotero Luego seated on the hubs that supported the crosses of Viacrucis. Valverde de la Vera, Cáceres. 1978. (Picture given as a gift to the Luengo family by Elmer Modlin)
  50. Margaret working on the painting The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1978. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret working on the painting The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1978. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  51. Margaret painting The Luengo family in the triptych The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1978. (Picture given as a gift to the Luego family by Elmer Modlin)
    Margaret painting The Luengo family in the triptych The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1978. (Picture given as a gift to the Luego family by Elmer Modlin)
  52. Reproductions of the triptych The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1978. (Negatives 9x12 found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Reproductions of the triptych The Impaled Man of Valverde de la Vera. Madrid. 1978. (Negatives 9x12 found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  53. Elmer Modlin posing as an impaled man for the triptych. Madrid, 1978. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin posing as an impaled man for the triptych. Madrid, 1978. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  54. Margaret Marley Modlin´s studio in her Pez Street home. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret Marley Modlin´s studio in her Pez Street home. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  55. Margaret Modlin’s letter to General Francisco Franco. Madrid. 1973. (Reproduction given by Elmer to Ana, his cleaning lady)
    Margaret Modlin’s letter to General Francisco Franco. Madrid. 1973. (Reproduction given by Elmer to Ana, his cleaning lady)
  56. Margaret and Elmer attending a costume party. Madrid. 1980s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret and Elmer attending a costume party. Madrid. 1980s. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  57. Margaret Modlin and Ángela Molina in the filming of El Río de Oro by Jaime Chavarri. 1984. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret Modlin and Ángela Molina in the filming of El Río de Oro by Jaime Chavarri. 1984. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  58. Nelson Modlin in the filming of El Río de Oro by Jaime Chavarri. 1984. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson Modlin in the filming of El Río de Oro by Jaime Chavarri. 1984. (Negative found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  59. Nelson Modlin portraying Absalom for the television series The Story of David. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Nelson Modlin portraying Absalom for the television series The Story of David. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  60. Elmer Modlin in a cinema still from the film Los Nuevos Españoles [The New Spaniards] by Roberto Bodegas. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin in a cinema still from the film Los Nuevos Españoles [The New Spaniards] by Roberto Bodegas. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  61. Elmer Modlin being slapped by the mythical Nadiuska in an unknown movie. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin being slapped by the mythical Nadiuska in an unknown movie. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  62. Elmer Modlin portraying a priest in an unknown western. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Elmer Modlin portraying a priest in an unknown western. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  63. Nelson Modlin in his first office on León Street. Madrid. 1980s. (Picture from the family archive of his second wife, Susana Jarabo)
    Nelson Modlin in his first office on León Street. Madrid. 1980s. (Picture from the family archive of his second wife, Susana Jarabo)
  64. From left to right, up to down: Nelson Modlin, Elmer Modlin, Ilse Mº Hess, Margaret Modlin, Nelson´s stepson and first wife posing on Modlin´s bed. Madrid. Christmas. 1989. (Photograph from the archive of Ilse Mª Hess)
    From left to right, up to down: Nelson Modlin, Elmer Modlin, Ilse Mº Hess, Margaret Modlin, Nelson´s stepson and first wife posing on Modlin´s bed. Madrid. Christmas. 1989. (Photograph from the archive of Ilse Mª Hess)
  65. Margaret Modlin posing next to her paintings in the living room of her Pez Street home. Madrid. 1989. (Photograph from the archive of Ilse Mª Hess)
    Margaret Modlin posing next to her paintings in the living room of her Pez Street home. Madrid. 1989. (Photograph from the archive of Ilse Mª Hess)
  66. Nelson Modlin in Tenerife. 1990s. (Photograph from the archive of his second wife Susana Jarabo)
    Nelson Modlin in Tenerife. 1990s. (Photograph from the archive of his second wife Susana Jarabo)
  67. Margaret Modlin next to two unknown people in an unidentified city. 1990s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    Margaret Modlin next to two unknown people in an unidentified city. 1990s. (Picture found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  68. Margaret and Elmer on a cruise of the Mediterranean. 1990s. (Contact prints found in their Pez Street home by Jonás Bel)
    Margaret and Elmer on a cruise of the Mediterranean. 1990s. (Contact prints found in their Pez Street home by Jonás Bel)
  69. The Modlins with sunburned faces. (Laser copy found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
    The Modlins with sunburned faces. (Laser copy found in the garbage by Paco Gómez)
  70. The last picture found of Margaret and Elmer about to have dinner in the kitchen of their Pez Street home. (Photograph from the archive of Ilse Mª Hess)
    The last picture found of Margaret and Elmer about to have dinner in the kitchen of their Pez Street home. (Photograph from the archive of Ilse Mª Hess)

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  1. We are a Collective of Photographers
    1. NOPHOTO
    2. NOPHOTOVOZ
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    4. Paco Gómez
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    6. Carlos Luján
    7. Juan Millás
    8. Eduardo Nave
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    10. Juan Santos
    11. Carlos Sanva
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