#39 Background's Sunday: Your Weekly Moment is Here!

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Since the end of 2025 we wanted to take a break and give ourselves time to think about how we want to keep growing Background Mag. For those who have recently joined our community, we are a platform that exists at the intersection of storytelling, purpose, and impact.

Happily, we're back, and this year we want to keep growing our impact by amplifying our voice and the voices of those who love this world and are committed to making it better.

Today we're sharing with you an interview we did with Sebastián Lopez Brach, a photographer, visual artist, and researcher based in Argentina. His work centers on wetlands and socio-environmental conflicts across Latin America. Before the camera became his primary tool, he spent eight years as a wildlife rescuer, working with endemic species in Argentina's wetlands. That time in the field did not simply inform his photography; it fundamentally shaped how he reads a landscape, a community and a moment worth preserving.

At Background, we believe there is much to learn from those who photograph the encounter between people and nature. So we spoke with someone who has spent years behind the camera in those moments.

"The emotional isn't something that comes afterward. It's what activates the entire process. It's what transforms a record into an experience" is one of the quotes Sebastián shared with us during this beautiful interview. If you feel curious about what this can mean for him (and for us) click here and check out the article.

Can A Photograph Change Anything?

A conversation with Argentine photographer Sebastián López Brach, whose lens traces the line between nature and the people who call it home.