Txema Salvans

Txema Salvans (born 28 November 1971) is a Spanish photographer, based in Barcelona. He "specialises in making documentary work about Spain and the Spanish people"; His work "speak to us about an isolated humanity". and wears a hi-viz jacket. Later he received a grant and went to New York City to study at the International Center of Photography, after which he returned to Spain to work as a photographer.

Nice to Meet You (2010) is a book of photographs of families along Spain's Mediterranean coast. Having initially been commissioned by a newspaper to make a few photographs of female sex workers in Catalonia, he adopted the Cambo Wide large format film camera (usually used for architecture, landscape and automotive photography), and a hi-viz jacket. "working with an assistant holding a surveyor's pole". "a catalogue of the more surreal spots chosen by Spanish holidaymakers along the country's increasingly overcrowded shores"; "landscape [photographs] without losing the focus of the human".

Publications Nice to Meet You. Barcelona: Actar D, 2010. . A brief text by Guillem Martinez precedes each group of photographs. The Waiting Game. Mexico: RM, 2013. . With texts by Martin Parr and John Carlin. The Waiting Game II. RM, 2018. . With texts by David Campany and Gabi Martínez. My Kingdom. London: Mack, 2018. . Perfect Day. London: Mack, 2020. . With a text by Joan Fontcuberta.

Awards 2005: Best Photography Book, National Category, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, for Nice to Meet You