CASTROSIN, one of Europe’s most promising new auteurs, speaks a seductive language of truth, passion, and process.
Carlos
Who is Carlos Castrosin?
I’m a work in progress. A photographer and an artist, building a body of work.
That’s a good point. So then, where does fashion fit into all of this?
Fashion is the container, not the content. I love it because it lets me mix so many ingredients and hold them together. I’m drawn to its layers. There’s never just one reading in my work. There’s always something underneath. I still fighting to understand it, is so complex... And that's the best part of it in my opinion. Chasing the hidden answers keep me on track.
Okay, so if your work is about what’s underneath… what makes you pick up the camera in the first place?
Because, so far, it’s the clearest language I have. What I show is only a thin slice of what’s running through my head. I plan with precision, so the final image is never the start of the story. It’s the conclusion.
So what does that planning actually look like? what happens before you ever pick up the camera? Is it related to the body of work you mentioned at the beginning?
Certainly. I’m not collecting isolated images, I’m building continuity. When it comes to planning, I love investigating. I do research depending on the topic I want to explore, and I let that research shape the direction. Then I translate it into concrete decisions such as references, casting, team, styling, location, light. By the time I pick up the camera, the story is already structured. For me, the shoot is execution.
Alright. So imagine I’m your next client. What does working with you look like?
Communication, that’s probably 90% of it. When the direction is clear, it becomes much easier to meet and often exceed everyone’s expectations. I like to build visual moodboards that don’t just inspire but explain. The goal is that you can almost see the final result before we’ve even started.
That sounds amazing. Last question. Is there anything you can say about the upcoming projects?
I’m working on raising the level and sharpening the language. And yes, there are new projects coming this year. But I’ve learned I don’t have to be shooting all the time. Sometimes the real upgrade is letting ideas mature and deepening the concepts. My father always said, “everything has its moment.” I used to hate that sentence. Now I’m starting to live by it. And I want to move this year: new cities, new references, new friction... Because my work grows through discomfort.
