The legacy we will be

The memory of the energy transition, told by its main protagonists.

Each photograph tells a story

Decarbonization and the shift toward producing energy from renewable sources represent one of the greatest milestones of our time, plunging Spain and other developed countries into a new industrial revolution. Renowned photojournalist Álvaro Ybarra Zavala uses his camera to capture every inch of this complex process, one that not only demands technological transformation but also entails a metamorphosis for its main protagonists and the communities experiencing it firsthand.

Towns such as As Pontes, Cubillos del Sil, Andorra, or Carboneras, where some of the country’s last coal-fired power plants are being shut down, have become nerve centers of this accelerated handover between past and future. And no, this is not merely a visual journey; his lens captures more than the facilities of a sector essential to our society’s progress. It portrays the pulse of all those groups undergoing transformation and the human commitment driving the evolution toward a more sustainable tomorrow.

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Álvaro Ybarra Zavala

Álvaro Ybarra Zavala is one of the most internationally renowned photographers from our country. He has dedicated his professional life to documenting, through his lens, conflicts, revolutions, pandemics, and major contemporary issues that have brought about profound social changes in recent years.

Now, he merges his documentary narrative with a personal one to present his work The Legacy We Will Become. A five-year project in which he will travel across Spain to immortalize the energy transition and decarbonization through its protagonists.