Press
• “In none of his photos does Nuez exploit the obvious” (The Montreal Gazette)
• “Nuez’s alleys are images of beauty and power” (The Buffalo News)
• “His photographs transcend the gloom and uncover the sublime; while some photos display an aura of foreboding, many reveal an uncanny sense of calm seemingly at odds with reality.” (Land + Living)
• “Nuez’s keen eye and succulent colours infuse his insects with a fragile shimmering beauty that deflects much of the horror” (Hour magazine)
• “Beauty and a touch of mystery … Nuez’s bold, contemporary pictures crackle with splashes of bright primary colors” (Detroit Free Press)
• “Nuez turns quite unattractive alleys into a beautiful, dark and mysterious world” (Toronto Living – Rogers television)
• “Nuez creates inspiring imagery from miserable locations.” (Art Business News)
• “This is wonderful photography. There’s a dark side to this that is transformed with color” (NBC Local First News, Detroit)
• “Nuez goes into some pretty scary places. He takes the ugliest parts of cities and turns them into truly beautiful photographs.” (CBS news, Indianapolis)
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