Photographer Julio Marchamalo is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘An absurd reality’. To see Julio ’s body of work, click on any photograph.

An absurd reality. One day I decided to escape from boring real life and dedicate myself to chasing light. I immediately became addicted to it, and that changed everything. This addiction has allowed me to decipher a much more exciting, irrational reality. Having crossed the threshold of sanity, I travel through a meaningless world of oblique horizons, furious colors, and impossible scenes. I am not alone, but accompanied by strange figures, whose hidden or elusive gaze turns out to be the most sincere of all possible. In this universe, the answers formulate new questions in an infinite cycle that, like mere existence, can only be understood by embracing the absurd.

Julio Marchamalo. I'm a nobody, and I couldn't be more proud of it. This nobody was born in Madrid on World Book Day and Sant Jordi Day in 1994; perhaps that's why I love flowers and telling stories. Since I began chasing light, I have moved with ease in chaos, accompanied by two inseparable friends: imagination and uncertainty.

All images (Spain) and text © Julio Marchamalo