The Visionary Lens of Carlos Somonte Born in the vibrant heart of Mexico City in 1956, Carlos Somonte possesses a perspective that is as much scientific as it is poetic. His artistic journey did not begin behind a camera lens, but rather through the meticulous study of biology at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM) in Cuernavaca. This early foundation in biological sciences instilled within him a profound capacity for observation and a respect for the intricate details of the natural world—qualities that would later become the bedrock of his photographic practice. While sci…