Meet Veronica Caberos | Photographer & Alchemist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Veronica Caberos and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Veronica, have you ever found yourself in a spot where you had to decide whether to give up or keep going? How did you make the choice?
In shortness, doing both.
I know it wont last forever. This feeling. I know that this too shall pass. I know that I don’t want to regret any more missed opportunities. “Should’ve, could’ve, would’ve”’s. Every rejection being redirection.
There are days I will take a break from being active, giving up, but my work is based off those times. Sitting at ponce and watching everyone be in their element. Or riding around the city and watching two homeless people fight about what? Who knows.
But to enjoy that feeling of “everything is okay…” makes it worth it.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My “9-5” is In-Room Dining server at a hotel.
Again, shoutout to Darren, I met them there.

What started V’s World was actually turning my spam page into a photography landscape page at the time.
I was using my phone for the majority of my nature shots and wanted to showcase what I had. When I received the camera for my birthday, I started shooting everything.

My first real roll was in black and white!
I learned how to use my film camera, the different types of film to shoot, and how to mess up my rolls by putting it in the wrong way lol.

But no, at first, it was not easy. Getting out of my comfort zone to just snap a photograph. Who to capture. When to capture it. How to capture it. Knowing the lighting, proper speed, proper shutter settings. Was it even good? Did people like my work? What should I change differently?

Then I started taking myself to art events. BLNDR, a dance party company, who I got to know the owners on a personal level later on, was one of my first events.
I knew majority of the artists there from other events, and was able to capture some of my most proud work.

I learned through these spaces of just how much a memory can mean. Even if people were like “wow! Is that a film camera? Can I get a picture?”
My work is for those who want the memory to last forever. To say “Hey, I was here!”.

How I overcame my insecurities for my work, I practiced. I learned more. Adapted. Put myself at every event because I did not want to miss out on a good memory. (A little bit of FOMO lol).

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would start off in West Midtown, right around HolidayBar. I used to live over there and it is still my comfort spot. But we would have to take a scooter; walking is not for the weak. Make our way to 10th Street/ Piedmont Park area and then move our way to EAV/L5P/Inman Park area.

Edgewood, funny enough, is a fun part of town if you are a regular like I am. Depending on the day/week. On a good Monday night, everything is happening. Whether it’s a homeless person asking for money/a cigarette, to someone lighting fireworks, or seeing someone riding a horse.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Shoutout to Rosa, my mother. My love for film came to me from the original whimsical, adventurous, loud, proud, Libra queen.
Every holiday, event, birthday, vacation, we always had a camera on deck. The disposable ones especially.
When I turned 16, she got me my first Polaroid. A yellow instant film camera, you know the one that printed right then and there? That one.
I fell in love with film.

Shoutout to Darren, my lavender husband, coworker and dearest friend who got me my Minolta that jump started me taking more photos.

Instagram: @signedbyvero