I’m David Rota, a editorial portrait and advertising/commercial photographer based in Valencia (Spain).

I have been taking photos for many years now, but my turning point was Barcelona in 2008, when my father gave me my first reflex. Ever since, I have been randomly shooting at things and people that caught my eye.

After deep thinking and planning, in June 2013 Common Greatness was born, and with it me having photography as my center of activity, where my career as a professional photographer started. It was also followed by a degree in Artistic Photography by the Advanced School for Arts and Design of Valencia.

I have photographed numerous well-known Spanish celebrities like the journalist Jordi Évole, the Hasselblad 2013 award winner Joan Fontcuberta, the IZAL musician Mikel Izal, the lawyer and politician David Bravo, ex-Pereza’s rockstar Rubén Pozo, Valencia’s mayor Joan Ribó, the poet Rafael Lechowski, adult films actor Nacho Vidal, the psychologist Patricia Ramírez, the businessman Rosauro Varo, Ley DJ, the well known Pedro Cavadas ‘Dr. Miracle’, or most enthusiast Spanish football fan Manolo ‘El del bombo’ among many others.

Photography takes and completes my days and life. I consider myself as a portrait photographer, which are the ones that I enjoy the most, although advertising and documentary has also a remarkable importance in my work. In every category I look for the order; for an opinioned lighting (meaning, a studied one, with a psychological and reasoned motivation); I look for the cleanness in the picture; for playing with the shapes and respecting the surroundings, using them as a reinforcement or for isolation. Naturalness is essential for me.

Currently I’m based in Valencia (Spain), where I work as a professional portrait photographer, however I usually work in Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, London, Paris or any place where my services are required.

Some of my editorial clients have been:

Forbes
Daily Mail
Financial Times
Tapas Magazine
People’s Daily
The Sun
L’Illustré Switzerland
Cyclist Magazine UK
RENFE Club
Revista Mine
Valencia Plaza
Diario Información
Las Provincias
Ploi Media
Spain Media
Barcroft Media
Levin & Riegner

Some of my commercial/advertising clients:

Valencian Community Agency of Tourism
Decathlon
Visit València
Catalonia’s Culture
Código Visual
500px

And some of my published work: