About Me

IM MANNY ARANDA III

Artist. Coach. Photographer.

I’ve always been drawn to create. Whether it was building things, making music, drawing, or creative people.

Footballers who expressed themselves.

Photographers who made ordinary moments special.

Artists who weren’t afraid to experiment.

Over time I realized I wasn’t inspired by a specific medium.

I was inspired by creativity itself.

WHAT IS MA3...

WHAT IS MA3

MA3 isn’t just a place to buy artwork.

It’s where the ideas I’ve collected through football, photography, sketchbooks and everyday life come together.

FOOTBALL

Football to me, is the single most important thing that taught me about creativity I would say. The ability to manipulate the ball and defenders just by being me. Not only that, but having success with it. I think I was able to express myself on the field before I could with my voice. It’s still a huge part of my life and something I can continue to teach others. Sometimes it’s not always about winning, but inspiring others. I can do that the most through football, just as the creative players inspired me.

Photography

Photography is something that not a lot of people know I'm into actually. You can express how you see the world through the lens and capture a moment in time that is unique to you. I think it's a way to invite people to view things differently and realize there's a lot of picture-perfect moments if you let your eyes notice them. I feel like it would be really cool to make a picture book and share it here one day.

(more pics on desktop)

ART

My journey was kind of just on and off drawing on my free time. I started painting in February 2026 and really enjoyed it. Posted a couple things on social media in March 2026 and now here we are. My room is full of random doodles, sentences, sticky note questions, drawings and paintings. I'm a bit all over the place, but if there's anything I learned so far its that:

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO NEEDS TO SEE WHAT ONLY YOU CAN CREATE