Alejandra Nuñez is an avid observer of the punk scene that kept its home in the great city of Barcelona. Her photography is raw and emotive; her photography seizes the contrast, the vivid color, and the essence that defines the community of the shows in the 21st century.

We talked to Nuñez about her website, the scene, her favorite bands, and photography.

Wham: What is you school/major?

Nuñez: Now I’m studying English again in Barcelona’s University, after two years wasting my time studying photography.

Wham: Tell me something about the Barcelona Punk Scene?

Nuñez: I like it. We have shows almost every week and they are cheap, unlike cities like Madrid where they rarely have “real” punk shows and they are expensive. For example, this summer Limp Wrist played here with two local bands for 3€ and in Madrid the show costed 12€. I think it’s the spanish city with more punk bands right now.

Wham: Your photography of the shows you see are very organic. How do you take the photos?

Nuñez: When I started going to shows six years ago I used a very bad compact digital camera and then I got a reflex digital. It was cool but not easy to carry around in my bag and I was always worried that someone may smash it. So now I’ve been using different compact film cameras for two or three years I think. I like them because they are small and you can hold them easily in your hand, and you don’t have to take care of the exposure and stuff like that.

Wham: What is the best show photo you have ever taken of a band?

Nuñez:I have two top favorites:

The first one I took it the first time Fucked Up played in Barcelona. Everybody was really excited about that show. It was crazy. I was taking pictures and stage diving at the same time. I like the photos I took because in most of them everybody is smiling or huging someone, and most of them are my friends. Well, this is the photo:

I like most of the photos I took but I had to choose one. Here you can see the rest.

My second favourite photo is this one (above). I took it at a local show, the band playing are my friends Über. Once again I like it because there’s two persons huging and smiling in the front, and then the guy in the back in the Cro-Mags tee and Anthrax shorts is smiling too.

Wham: Who are your favorite musicians and/or influences?

Nuñez: I listen to a lot of music so choosing is not easy. I’d say I have tattoos of Minor Threat, Black Flag, Bad Brains, the Germs and Descendents if that helps.

Wham: Is there a difference between the bands you hear in Spain/Europe and the punk scene in the United States/South America?
Nuñez: Not really, except for the language. Punk is pretty much universal.

Wham: Would you like to say anything to other music photographers or punk enthusiasts out there?
Nuñez: Just keep documenting your local scene but please don’t be annoying at shows taking photos in the front row and then get mad if someone punches you in the face.

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Related Material

#Black-Flag: (Youtube)

#Henry-Rollins: (Youtube)

#Fucked-Up: (Youtube)

#Alejandra’s-Website: (Website)