Hi there! My name is Vic
I photograph the beautiful chaos of motherhood. Among other things.
When I dove headfirst into motherhood almost 20 years ago, I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. We all start the journey carrying a backpack full of expectations and dreams, but with zero experience. I never imagined I’d do it more than once, let alone end up with a big family. Nor did I imagine that having five (yes, five — you read that right) children would make it impossible for me to put my camera down. I felt an overwhelming need to document absolutely everything, and somewhere along the way that obsession became my job. These days, although I still feel slightly embarrassed saying it sometimes, I happily call myself a newborn, baby and family photographer.
After all these years, there’s one thing I’m certain of: an emotional whirlwind as wildly epic as becoming a parent deserves to be photographed as truthfully and honestly as possible. My lens naturally gravitates towards the little ones, but never forgets that the grown-ups are an essential piece of the family puzzle. The tears and the laughter of pregnancy. The contradictions and nuances of postpartum life. The light and the dark. The messy, beautiful reality. So that when you look back at your photos, you see your family exactly as they are.
Although I first specialised in newborn photography in Barcelona, over the years my work has expanded to photographing children of all ages, with a growing focus on mothers and motherhood itself. Photography has taken me to TV studios, radio interviews and even the back page of a newspaper, and I’ve also had the privilege of teaching newborn photography workshops to fellow photographers.
My mission is to make the little things feel big.
To do that, I need to see you — and let you see me — exactly as I am: a transmasculine non-binary person in the middle of my own transition. My children are growing up now, yet I still sleep less than I’d like and drink alarming amounts of green tea. I’m hopelessly addicted to cheese. I hate being late, although I’m not nearly as punctual as I’d like to be. I studied translation and interpreting, I love words and I can’t stand spelling mistakes (but I do make a handful of my own). Catalan is my first language, I get by in English and German, and I can understand a bit of French.
I truly believe photography has the power to bring people together and help heal old wounds. That’s why my colleague Mireia Navarro and I founded Associació Dits Petits, a non-profit that photographs babies in neonatal intensive care. But what I enjoy most is much simpler than that: watching, listening, connecting, and soaking up the stories and tiny details of the people who step in front of my camera.
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Get in touch
E-mail:
[email protected]
Tel.: 637622983
Studio:
Carrer de Sicília, 253, 6è, 2n,
08025 Barcelona
(see how to get there on Google Maps)
Victòria Peñafiel Photography
Carrer de Sicília, 253, 6è, 2n,
08025 Barcelona
Want to book a session with me?
Tell me what resonates with you, what you would like to capture from your journey through motherhood. I’m not aiming at taking pictures that look like a “postcard” version of you – I want to portray you as you are