Synopsis

Cuadernos de Campo (Field Notebooks) is a collaborative photography initiative launched by ACCIONA, PHotoESPAÑA, and Patrimonio Nacional to bring the natural heritage of the Royal Sites into focus. Through the eyes of acclaimed Spanish photographers—all recipients of the Spanish National Photography Award—the project explores the relationship between human ingenuity, the landscape, and the urgent need for environmental conservation.

Season 1: “Los Ingenios del Agua” follows the stories of three protagonists on a journey that connects art, memory and innovation through water.
Three episodes showing how water inspires, unites and transforms.

With Javier Vallhonrat (winner of Spain’s National Photography Award), Luis Vallejo (a plumber and heir to generations who have safeguarded the water at La Granja) and And Ana Jiménez (ACCIONA’s Water Innovation Director) they show us how water brings memory, care and technology together to create a legacy that we can see and understand today.

Season 2: “Hours of the Sun”. What links Charles V, photography, and solar energy? The answer unfolds in Hours of the Sun, an evocative documentary by ACCIONA, produced by DADÁ Films, bridging past and future through science, culture, and innovation.

Tracing the sun across the sky reveals a centuries-old instinct: observing its path to mark time and chart our place in the world. The journey takes us from the Monasterio de Yuste, explored through the lens of National Photography Prize winners Bleda y Rosa, to a modern solar installation built to safeguard an ancient archaeological site.