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José Luis Morales Martín took this photo from his living room window on a hot September afternoon. Martín, who lives in Las Rozas de Madrid, a short drive from the Spanish capital, had just finished his lunch when he heard noises from outside. In the communal courtyard below, two teenagers were playing basketball.

“I was amazed by the light and immediately went to get my phone to capture the scene,” he says. “The geometry of the pavement pattern, the shadows of the building and the figures playing with a basketball … I just waited for the magic to appear – and then it did.”

Martín is an architect, leading projects in the commercial sector. “There’s a clear relationship between architecture and photography,” he says. “For me, architecture is an art form that evokes emotion in those who see it, inhabit it, or use it, in the same way that the photographer’s eye attempts to convey a message, an emotion, or simply document what’s happening around them. There are common elements such as light and shadow, composition, geometry, human presence and scale, which you must handle skilfully to achieve optimal results.”

Martín estimates that he uses a DSLR camera for about 50% of his photography work and takes the rest on his phone. “No matter what you use, even in the most ordinary places you can find special moments to capture.”