Hiram Trillo Photography

The past week was spent with some amazing individuals.  We had the opportunity to have one of our SHOOTERS workshops in the town of Tequila, Jalisco, México.  If you have never been, let me tell you that it should deffinetly be in your bucket list.  Everything from the people, the food, the city; it is absolutely gorgeous.  When I first started developing the idea of SHOOTERS, our sponsor and host Tequila Casa Noble supported the idea.  Photography lovers themselves Casa Noble hosted the workshop in their hacienda together with La Cofradia.  Everyone  was so incredible that we will forever be grateful.  We made friendships that we will never forget.

I am sure that you have met amazing individuals during your life, but if you ever go to Tequila a person you must meet is Dave Yan. Dave is the International Sales Rep, Director of Events as well as tequila conoisseur for Casa Noble. He immediately took us in and welcomed us like family. He shared some of his favorite eating spots around the city, including introducing us to tequila ice cream. Dave’s passion for tequila and photography are evident and he eagerly showed us every aspect of how Casa Noble makes its award winning tequila. He took us behind the scenes to capture the very essence of Casa Noble; from organic, environmentally friendly, kosher tequila production. We tasted the agave “piña” before and after being cooked in the stone ovens. We tasted the tequila as it was fermenting at different stages. We smelled the agave compost, that is reused to fertilize their fields. And finally, we smelled and tasted tequila at its purest form. To say the least, this was an opportunity of a lifetime with what could not have been a better guide.

Another person you must meet is Adan Alonso Martinez Ruiz.  Adan is probably one of the smartest and most interesting people I have met.  A true artist with a degree in multiple arts, he is a painter, writer, poet, ceramic artist, tour guide, tequila aficionado, and sculpturer.  He is currently writing his first book based on local folklore legends and I have already reserved my copy.

That was just the beginning.

On Tuesday, we started the workshop early inside of Casa Noble’s barrel room with the encompasing aroma of french oak barrels and tequila.  Everyone was eager and we where ecstatic to be there and meet eveyone.  We had a blast and as always by the end of the workshop we all became not only colleagues but friends for life.  We had some amazing models from  STHERA models agency who totally rocked it!

Here are some of the images from this workshop. As always feel free to leave your comments.