About me - Rosa Castells Cuch

Professional photographer

Photography has been the common thread of my entire life: it is and has been my passion and my profession. I established myself as a photographer in the Sant Gervasi neighborhood (Barcelona) at a very young age. Over a career spanning almost fifty years, I have taken more than 10,000 portraits and photographed three generations of Barcelona residents. My experience also includes product photography for catalogs, advertising and editorial, always with a careful and quality-oriented eye.

The desire to offer an excellent service has led me to continuously train with leading professionals and to adapt to the technological changes of each era. I was a pioneer in incorporating digital image processing into the studio, which expanded the creative possibilities and raised the quality of the final result.

Currently, I continue to practice my profession and make available to clients a large photographic collection that combines artistic collections with a valuable documentary and historical archive about the life of the district and the city.

Social commitment

My work has also been linked to projects of social interest, the visibility of women and the defense of human rights.

I have been president of the Sant Gervasi (Barnavasi) Merchants' Association and a board member of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs (ASODAME), the Association of Professional Photographers of Catalonia, and Amnesty International of Catalonia. I have also participated in the Women's Council of the Sarrià–Sant Gervasi District, contributing to community and cultural initiatives.

Notable exhibitions

Over the years, I have shared my work in several collective and individual exhibitions, among which the following stand out:

· Sense titol (Sonimag Foto, 1987) · Fotografia i oficis amenaçats (Centre Català d'Artesania, 1987)

· "Colorantes autorizados" (Sonimag, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999) · Club privat (Institud d'Estudis Fotogràfics, 1993) · Catalunya, un pais amb futur (Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, 1996) · Quan estic a gust (Juny 1997)

· Quan estic a gust II (Inauguració Espai Pere Pruna, maig 2000) 

· La vitrina del fotògraf (Palau Robert, febrer-abril 2003)

· Vil·la Florida: d'escola de puericultura a centre cívic ( 2007 - 2017) 

· Trenta-cinc anys de sant Gervasi (Mostra de Comerç i Dipòsit del Rei Martí, 2019)

· Cent-trenta anys de l'annexió de Sant Gervasi a Barcelona (Diposit del rei Martí, juny 2022)

Recognitions

In addition, my artistic and social career has been recognized with several awards and distinctions: