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What was your most memorable moment this past year?

I’ve got a few! Becoming a Nikon Ambassador, the release of my second book, hoop: the american dream, and completing my 8th film for The Oprah Winfrey Network.

What is your main goal for 2014?

To keep growing as an artist and to keep creating art.

What is it that keeps you picking up your camera everyday?

I’m at a point in my career where I’m just focusing on creating fine art. After being a “hired gun” for everyone else my entire career it’s my turn. Finding out what I have inside me is very exciting! This is the happiest I’ve ever been in my career.

To connect with Robin and view more of her work visit her website.

What was the genesis of this book?

My publisher approached me with an idea to create a piece that would celebrate New Mexico on its 100 years of statehood. But really, this book is a natural progression of my work. It presents a selection of my photographs, made over the nearly three decades that I have lived and worked in New Mexico. Some of the images are from my archives while others are newer, based on my desire to have a more complete geographical coverage in order to best represent the varied landscape of the state. More »

What was your most memorable moment this past year?

My most memorable moment in 2013 was being named the Director of Photography for the Los Angeles Angels. Twenty five years of hard work paid off and I couldn’t be happier!

What is your main goal for 2014?

My goal for 2014 is to show the Angels in a new way. I want the fans to see more intimate, quiet moments away from the field. In this photo Los Angeles Angel Mike Trout gets a haircut 90 minutes before a game. Most fans didn’t know this even happened and very few people have seen this photo till now. Check out the Angels photo blog for more candid shots.

What is it that keeps you picking up your camera everyday?

I’m a super competitive person and that drives me to make the best photos day in and day out. Plus I get really grumpy if I don’t shoot!

Keep up with Matt’s work on his photography website and of course on the Angels photo blog!

Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout gets a haircut 90 minutes before a game.

Melissa Dubasik: How did you get started in photography?

Kike Calvo: This question makes me sad as it was one of the worst moments in my life that drove me into photography. I was studying economics in Spain when my father, a radio personality and one of the most fascinating characters I have ever met, was diagnosed with cancer. I dropped everything and devoted that year to join him on his last journey through hospitals and chemotherapy. Before he died I promised him I would graduate. And I did. More »