25 incredible photos taken by a 16-year-old Instagram photographer
Parrilla shares his photos on Instagram under the handle, @novess.
He's known for taking incredible photos of his hometown, New York City.
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"I love going aroud the city and finding perfect moments," Parrilla told TI.
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When he first joined Instagram, Parrilla took pictures using his sister's iPod.
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He's since upgraded to a nicer camera. Today, Parrilla shoots with a Canon camera and edits his pictures using Adobe Lightroom.
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His current photo exhibition, "New York In The Sky" features 15 of his favorite NYC shots and is on display at New York's Royalton Hotel until September 30th.
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"I shoot whatever catches my eye as I move through the city," Parrilla explained of his subject choices.
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Parrilla says that getting the perfect photo can require a lot of patience.
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"Trying to get the figure in the reflection to fit the width of the sculpture took almost 45 minutes," Parrilla told TI about this photo, his favorite in the "New York In The Sky" collection.
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Other times, Parrilla has to move quickly to get his shot.
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"Sometimes it's just a reaction to a situation and I‘ll snap immediately, like if someone is walking by a building and I like the way the light is falling on them," Parrilla told TI.
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Here's an example of a spur of the moment snap, another one of the 15 photos Parrilla chose to feature in his collection.
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Skateboarding helped spark Parrilla's interest in photography. The teenager would take pictures of his friends as they boarded around New York City.
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"When I was younger I wasn’t really exploring the city by myself yet, so boarding helped me see different parts of the city and get inspired to take pictures," Parrilla explained.
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Parrilla says he has been taking pictures since the age of 7.
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"At home, I was always reading National Geographic and Time Magazine, so those were a big source of my inspiration," Parrilla said.
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Some of his favorite photographers are National Geographic's Steve McCurry and Magnum Photos' Cristina Garcia Rodero.
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At just 16-years-old, Parrilla has leveraged his Instagram popularity into lucrative business.
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Several major brands have hired him as a photographer, including Nike and Pandora Radio.
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As much as he loves photographing New York City, Parrilla says he has enjoyed getting to travel the world with his camera. This shot is from a trip to Mexico.
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He also recently spent three weeks shooting in India and hopes to show and sell those prints in a gallery soon.
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Despite all his success, Parrilla still considers himself to be a normal teenager.
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"I expect nothing, so whenever anything good comes to me, I'm just so grateful for it," Parrilla told TI.
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So what's next for the 16-year-old photographer, you might ask?
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Parrilla says he plans to continue taking photos for the rest of his life, he just has to finish high school first.
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