A word from Lulu Torbet . . .

Photographers are light-seekers, and San Miguel is a place where you see the light. Since I moved here in 2005, I've become an obsessive shutter-bug, seduced not only by the ever-changing light, but by the visual and cultural delights of my adopted country. I am interested in the aesthetic and compositional qualities of my images, and the complexity of what the human eye can register. But to me, the beauty of San Miguel is in the details—the tarpaulins in the markets, the battered cars, the tangled wash lines and wires, the fireworks and explosions—which convey with lively immediacy the spirit and essence of everyday life.

I grew up in New Jersey, lived in Manhattan for nearly twenty-five years, and then spent fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay area. Along the way, I owned a graphic design studio, made an animation film, wrote (and illustrated and photographed) craft and design books, had solo printmaking and painting shows, designed and sold jewelry through major department stores around the country, and did painted floors and furniture. For many years I have been a ghostwriter of non-fiction books, which is my “day job” to this day. My work is in numerous private and corporate collections. Here in San Miguel I have been represented by Generator Gallery and have shown at the Museo de la Cuidad in Querétaro.