Through a selection of black-and-white photographs, this exhibition explores the early stages of Cristóbal Hara's artistic career (Madrid, 1946; National Photography Award, 2022). At the age of twenty-two, Hara, who was studying Business Administration in Germany, discovered the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson in Spain and decided to devote himself to photography. From then on, the city of Cuenca would be one of the places of his life.

Those early days were a period of wonder, adventure and experimentation in which, as Hara himself writes, he “learned to photograph”. He did so by roaming the streets of Cuenca, capturing images while doing his military service, and travelling through Yugoslavia, London and Spain. This was followed by his collaboration with agencies and magazines and numerous colour photography projects.

These photographs offer a glimpse into a pivotal moment in the development of Hara’s visual language, when travel, observation and everyday encounters shaped his understanding of the medium. Seen today, they reveal the curiosity and intuition of a young photographer beginning to forge a distinctive perspective—one that would later make him one of the most influential figures in contemporary Spanish photography.