By Humberto Segura
Studio
I'm Humberto Segura, a photographer and filmmaker specialising in hospitality, high-end real estate and interior design. Through DOMUM, my studio in Catalonia, I work with hotels, agencies, homeowners and design studios across Spain and Europe.
From law to image
I was born in Chile, where I practised law for almost ten years. In 2017 I moved to Barcelona to study photography at Grisart School. Moving from law to photography didn't mean I stopped making a case; it meant changing the medium. I used to build stories with words. Today I build them with images.
DOMUM
I founded DOMUM in 2020. The name comes from the Latin word for "home", a word that connects my former training with the subject of my work today: the places where people live, rest and welcome others. Since then I have photographed and filmed projects for clients such as Sotheby's International Realty, Hotel Can Milà, Torres de Selma and Mas Corazón Retreat Center.
How I read a place
A space is understood by reading the place, not by listing its contents. My work looks for atmosphere, light and character rather than a record of surfaces. Photography and film are conceived together from the start, as parts of the same story. That is why every project is a commission shaped around the place, never a standard formula.
Between two worlds
I'm a foreigner in Spain with an international family. I work naturally in English and Spanish, because that is my everyday life, not a sales strategy. It makes the conversation easier for anyone arriving from abroad to invest in, run or live in a space here.
