Pablo Corral Vega is an Ecuadoran photographer and winner of many accolades including a Neiman Fellowship at Harvard University. From a childhood balanced between a patient and practical lawyer father and a very creative mother – as he tells it – Pablo’s imagination was fired by light. Possessed by his own creativity Pablo did climb to heights few photographers outside the United States and were able to reach. At a time when top publications in the United States were most likely to hire White, American, male photographers for their global assignments, Pablo was one of the early breakaways. Despite early rejection, even from friends, he persevered – and prevailed. Today, he lives to collaborate with others and help the next generation of artists thrive. Pablo spoke to me from his home in Quito, Ecuador. The same home he grew up in - many years ago.

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