1. We are
    1. es
    2. en
    1. We are a NOPHOTO
    2. of Photographers
    3. NOPHOTOVOZ
  1. Projects
  2. Chronicles
  3. Publications
  4. Videos
  5. Exhibitions
  6. Assignments
  7. Biography
  8. Workshops

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.

Muta Matadero

Matadero Madrid
  1. Exhibition
  1.

The collective project Muta Matadero forms part of the opening for Matadero Madrid as a new space, telling the visual story of the former municipal slaughterhouse, the Matadero, and its surroundings, mixing past, present and process through images from official archives, family albums, contemporary photography and documentary videos.

Designed and curated by NOPHOTO, the exhibition formed part of the PHotoEspaña 2007 Festival and was held in the former refrigeration warehouse of the Municipal Matadero, honoring the monumentality of this place by strategically placing different unconventional photographs and videos within it.

Muta Matadero
  1. Project
  1. Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
  2. Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
  3. Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
  4. Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
  5. Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
  6. Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
    Fondo Santos Yubero. Archivo Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid
  7. Perimeter.
    Perimeter.
  8. Perimeter.
    Perimeter.
  9. Perimeter.
    Perimeter.
  10. Perimeter.
    Perimeter.
  11. Perimeter.
    Perimeter.
  12. Perimeter.
    Perimeter.
  13. People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
    People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
  14. People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
    People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
  15. People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
    People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
  16. People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
    People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
  17. People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
    People entering the underground station of Legazpi in Madrid.
  18. The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
    The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
  19. The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
    The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
  20. The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
    The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
  21. The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
    The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
  22. The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
    The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
  23. The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
    The old municipal slaughterhouse of Legazpi (Madrid, Spain). At present transformed into “Matadero Madrid”, a great cultural center.
  24. Untitled. Diptych. Entrance to the southern tunnel of M-30 circular highway in Madrid.
    Untitled. Diptych. Entrance to the southern tunnel of M-30 circular highway in Madrid.
  25. Untitled. Diptych. Workers in the entry room of Dulcinea tunneling machine.
    Untitled. Diptych. Workers in the entry room of Dulcinea tunneling machine.
  26. Untitled. Diptych. Head of the Tizona tunneling machine.
    Untitled. Diptych. Head of the Tizona tunneling machine.
  27. Untitled. Diptych. Inside the northern tunnel of M-30 circular highway in Madrid.
    Untitled. Diptych. Inside the northern tunnel of M-30 circular highway in Madrid.
  28. Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
    Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
  29. Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
    Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
  30. Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
    Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
  31. Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
    Ramón Masats. Matadero Madrid, 1958
  37. Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
    Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
  38. Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
    Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
  39. Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
    Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
  40. Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
    Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
  41. Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
    Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
  42. Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
    Seniors Dance in the former Meat Packing Warehouse at the Slaughterhouse of Madrid
  43. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  44. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  45. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  46. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  47. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  48. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  49. The Other Side of the River
    The Other Side of the River
  50. Legazpi Slaughterhouse restoration
    Legazpi Slaughterhouse restoration
  51. Legazpi Slaughterhouse restoration
    Legazpi Slaughterhouse restoration
  52. Legazpi District
    Legazpi District
  53. Legazpi District
    Legazpi District
  54. Legazpi District
    Legazpi District
  55. Lost property
    Lost property
  56. Lost property
    Lost property
  57. Lost property
    Lost property
  58. Lost property
    Lost property
  59. Lost property
    Lost property
  60. Lost property
    Lost property
  61. New Families
    New Families
  62. New Families
    New Families
  63. New Families
    New Families
  64. New Families
    New Families
  65. New Families
    New Families
  66. S/T. Madrid, 2007
    S/T. Madrid, 2007
  67. S/T. Madrid, 2007
    S/T. Madrid, 2007
  68. S/T. Madrid, 2007
    S/T. Madrid, 2007
  69. S/T. Madrid, 2007
    S/T. Madrid, 2007
  70. S/T. Madrid, 2007
    S/T. Madrid, 2007
  71. Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain. Construction works of the project Calle 30.
    Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain. Construction works of the project Calle 30.
  72. Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain
    Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain
  73. Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain. Brakdancers dancing at the street.
    Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain. Brakdancers dancing at the street.
  74. Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain. A lost greyhound dog is scared by the proximity of a car that almost knock him down.
    Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain. A lost greyhound dog is scared by the proximity of a car that almost knock him down.
  75. Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain
    Night scene in the area of Legazpi, Madrid, Spain

The collective project Muta Matadero forms part of the opening for Matadero Madrid as a new space, telling the visual story of the former municipal slaughterhouse, the Matadero, and its surroundings, mixing past, present and process through images from official archives, family albums, contemporary photography and documentary videos.
Conceived, developed and produced by NOPHOTO for Madrid City Hall’s Department of the Arts, the project is exhibited in the former refrigeration warehouse of the Municipal Matadero and honors the monumentality of this place by strategically placing different unconventional photography and video projects within it. The exhibition formed part of the PHotoEspaña 2007 Festival and is complemented by a book published under the same name as the show, edited by the NOPHOTO collective itself.

Muta Matadero x NOPHOTO
  1. Publication
  1.

  1. EL ÚLTIMO VERANO

    Vídeo

  2. Pachadi Nepal Project

    Nepalgunj

  3. Pachadi Nepal Project

    Namobuddha

  4. Vote for NOPHOTO

  5. Image Kamikazes

  6. The alfa-SATURIO Experiment

  7. Cercanías

  8. A New World is Coming

  9. Retando a la suerte

    Thirteen curators, thirteen exhibitions and one collective

  10. We are a Cycling Team

  11. 20 Ways of Setting Up an Exhibition

  12. El último verano

  13. Vegaviana Memoria Colonizada

  14. Enfocadas

  15. Nocontainer
  1. We are a Collective of Photographers
    1. NOPHOTO
    2. NOPHOTOVOZ
    3. Jonás Bel
    4. Paco Gómez
    5. Jorquera
    6. Carlos Luján
    7. Juan Millás
    8. Eduardo Nave
    9. Eva Sala
    10. Juan Santos
    11. Carlos Sanva
    12. Rafael Trapiello
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