"To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things."
-Ansel Adams
Roberto Flores grew up with a passion for the outdoors, sports, nature and the arts. Hiking, climbing, and cycling through his home state of Morelos, he originally embraced photography as a way to document the landscape he loved. Later in life, he moved to Mexico City to enroll in the Escuela Activa de Fotografía, where he would become an instructor. During his time in Mexico City, he also worked on the photography archive of Bob Schalkwijk as well as photographing for local journals.
His interest in environmental heritage and restoration brought him to San Diego in 2015 to work at WWOOF farms. He later worked in the California Native Plants industry as a manager for Moosa Creek Nursery and Village Nurseries. In early 2017, Roberto also joined Joshua Tree National Park as a volunteer for their non-profit partner the Joshua Tree National Park Association.
To expand on his knowledge of nature, Roberto joined the Bureau of Land Management as a Vegetation Assessment, Inventory, and Management Crew Member in 2019. This brought him to Northern New Mexico, where he found a perfect home to work with plants, hunt, fly fish, hike, ride, and continue to document the outdoors.
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