José Taltavull

From advertising to photography

Photographer, creative director and filmmaker. Over 25 years in the craft, from Mallorca and Madrid.

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Taltavull
Made by humans

No black, no picture.

See a dish and recognise the place.

I like people who are almost beautiful.

Career

Balearic IslandsSound, a film fanzine and the Egg guide, with which I set up my first agency, Egg Community.
2007, MadridDirecting commercials: Christian Dior, Adidas, Scalpers and Loterías y Apuestas del Estado.
PhotographySelf-taught. It began alongside directing and is now most of what I do: hotel food and lifestyle.
FilmIDILIA, with my brother Javier, as Hermanos Sepúlveda.

Awards

As Above So BelowLUX Silver Award 2023, Personal project, with Xim Izquierdo
Shibuia / 2MonosLUX Bronze Award 2021, Industrial
This is PalmaLaus Bronze Award 2020, Outdoor Advertising, with Studio Roses

I’ve worked with

Hotel Terreno, Fundació Miró, Sala de Despiece, IDI Loop, Santi Taura · El Llorenç, Excellence Hotels, Mombo, Heart Ibiza, Casino de Ibiza, Chef Tita, Chefs In, Glent, Act Series, Patricia Urquiola, OH Lab, Carrefour, Scalpers, Iberostar, Grupo Tragaluz, Relojería Alemana, Abanca, Banco Santander, Apple Pay, Ibiza Gran Hotel, Adidas, Aena, Paco Roncero.

Questions

What commissions don’t you take?

Events, social photography and making-of work.

Do you work outside Mallorca?

Yes. I work from Mallorca and Madrid, across Spain and abroad, especially in hotel destinations such as the Caribbean.