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SARAMARTÍNLÓPEZ
DRONE | PHOTOGRAPHY | VIDEO | CREATIVE DIRECTION
Sara Martín López
Photographer since 2008 and certified drone pilot (A1/A3 category) by AESA in 2024.
Based in Bissau after a year and a half in the Bijagós Archipelago, a unique location that became both, my home and the backdrop for my projects focused on ecotourism, environmental conservation, community development, and ecofeminism.
“My ways of seeing”
What can I do for you?
PREPRODUCCIÓN AND DESIGN
Brand analysis, creative direction, conceptualization and location scouting.
PRODUCTION
Content creation through photography, video with a camera and/or drone.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT & CONTENT CREATION CONSULTING
Strategy, content optimization.
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Develop your photography skills, from technical aspects to creative techniques, enhancing your storytelling ability.
Bio
Two decades dedicated to image production
Born in 1976, Sara is photographer and environmental health technician. She studied photography at Efti and Blankpaper and holds two postgraduate degrees: one in Black Culture and Thought from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the other in Quality and Environment from ICADE. She is a certified A1/A3 pilot by AESA.
Since her beginnings in the industry in 2008, has evolved in parallel with her personal interests. Her connection with the African and Afro-descendant community influenced her imagery and idiosyncrasy, leading her to explore identity, music, migration, and decolonial feminist territories.
These factors led her to the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, her space of expression, creation, and production since March 2024,
where she produced a promotional video of the archipelago for the FITUR trade fair in Madrid in January 2025.
Over the years, in addition to leading advertising campaigns in various sectors, she has developed two artistic projects: “The Correct Look,” which uses the aesthetics of hairstyles as an identity claim within beauty standards and as a call to action against hegemonic feminism, and “The Restaurant,” which expresses African migrant identities.
She also worked as co-creator and communications manager for an Afrobeat group, highlighting the work of Nigerian activist and musician Fela Kuti. She collaborated with the multidisciplinary group Afronteriz@s, producing a manual of reflection and artistic expression within the framework of a historical revisionism of the colonial narrative, in collaboration with Residencias El Matadero, Madrid, and Conciencia Afro.
To date, she has exhibited and developed her photography projects between Madrid (Spain), Cali (Colombia), Lagos (Nigeria), Dakar and Saint Louis (Senegal), and the Bijagós and Bissau archipelago (Guinea-Bissau).
Lasted Projects
Discover my three lasted projects created to promote tourism: Air Bijagos and Consulmar Travel.
Follow my work at @BijagosExperience where i share my vision of this extraordinary territory by launching a crowdfunding campaign i want to dedicate to this archipelago, the reaction of a book that can express at best energy of these eighty-eight islands, declared Biosphere reserve since 1996
Portfolio
“Inspire audiences through visual stories that captivate, engage, and evoke deep emotions, leaving a lasting impact.”
Behind Scenes
Welcome to my behind-the-scenes collection! I’m thrilled to share with you these making-off videos, offering a unique glimpse into the creative process behind some of my most cherished projects and works. Take a peek at the journey from concept to completion, and discover the passion and dedication that goes into each and every piece.
Visual stories that Inspire audiences
Blog
In this blog I share thoughts on photography, creative direction, advertising campaigns and projects that inspire me.
Creativity, technique, and sensitivity come together to bring each project to life.
Press
WRITINGS ABOUT MY WORK
In this section, you’ll find some of the articles written by journalists or writers about my artistic work in news papers as Zeit, El Pais, Libera art Magazine and a video of my installation in Saint Louis, Senegal.
Can Feminism Be African?
What Africa means has been defined by men. And what feminism means has mostly been defined by white women. But that time is over now.
By Minna Salami
Photographs to Denounce Racism
Two projects by Sara Martín López highlight the challenges faced by African and Afro-descendant communities living in Madrid.
The 16 Best Photographs of African Women in Spain
They are Yolanda Eyama and Nurtsy — mother and daughter, both of Equatorial Guinean origin, portrayed in their home by Sara Martín (Madrid, 1976).
The Restaurant as a Refuge
There was a restaurant in the Madrid neighborhood of Lavapiés that served as a meeting place, refuge, and workplace for the photographer Sara Martín López.
Photography Museum, Saint Louis - Senegal
Video of the artists who exhibited at “Bridge 2018” in Saint Louis, Senegal, curated by Salimata Diop, where I participated with the installation of my photographic project The Restaurant.
Written by me
In this section, you’ll find some of the articles I’ve written for news papers like El País, El Salto, and Mundo Negro.
Fatou's Credit Box
Fatou Thiam transforms the central courtyard of her family home into a space for dialogue and sisterhood in her neighborhood in Touba, Senegal. She leads an intergenerational association that helps build a supportive socioeconomic fabric for women.
Fela Kuti’s Legacy
Drawing on the musical genre known as Afrobeat, the Nigerian artist channeled a unique Pan-Africanist message that resonated with the civilian population—not only in his own country, but across many parts of Africa and the world.
Sisterhood as a Healing Process Against Gender-Based Violence
This is the story of two women who recognize each other at a traffic light. What connects them is the abusive treatment they suffered from the same man. Sara Martín López collects their testimony.
The Double Standard of the Biosphere Reserve
In the Bijagós Archipelago, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, a thriving tourism industry coexists with poverty wages and an impoverished population.
A Possible Future, Bijagos Archipelago
The richness of biodiversity in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) contrasts sharply with the lack of development in the country, which ranks among the lowest on the Human Development Index. The local population fosters community organizing and environmental awareness as key elements for the region’s progress.