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INTERVIEW WITH ESTHER HOVERS

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behaviour. Doyou callyourself astreet photographer? public spaceandtheway it,ofteninvisibly, shapesour surveillance systems thatdetectdeviant behaviour in Your previous project False Positives looked atintelligent Your approach tothestreet isquiteaconceptualone. that canberedefined, thenwhy not? a street photographer. If street photography isagenre seems weird togooutofmy way tonot call myself expression of power. Thestreet issopresent init.It somehow determinesourmovement andisusedasan public space.It’s aboutthe questionofhowarchitecture of thestreet, buttheinvisible powerstructures in In my work,it’s notnecessarilyabout the visiblestructure Image Left: Anomaly 1,Standing Still©EstherHovers Right: Anomaly 4,PlacementOnACorner ©EstherHovers

Answers by EstherHovers Questions by SophieWright

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in your work?Whatdrew you there? What was your firstencounterwiththestreet or any ofthegreats ofstreet photography inany way? Have you beeninfluencedby thestreet genre, anymore. I stilllove to dothat,butit’s notsopresent inmy work where you’re pacingaround, tofindsomething. trying photograph for my approach, assignmentsinthis‘hunter’ and observational way. At school,Iwouldgooutand I wentaboutphotographingitinastrictlydocumentary body languageandarchitecture. Butinthebeginning, A lotofithastodowiththerelationship betweenpeople, very strong inthework. the way thatyou canplay orinteractwiththatis the street itselfassomethinggoingonaround you, and fascinates me.And theideaofstreet photography and little things,andtheunpredictability ofeveryday life photography. Thetitle,theway hefindsbeautyinthese bible, andhewas deeplyinfluencedby traditionalstreet is Paul Graham.AShimmerofPossibility was like my Not somuch.For me,thefirstpersonthatcomestomind Overview E Timeframe: 0min 04©EstherHoversOverview ETimeframe: P23 01. Take ittothestreets02.Share your streets 03.Inspiration Image left: Overview H, Timeframe: 02min13©EstherHoversImage left:Overview H,Timeframe: Image right:Anomaly 5,ClustersBreaking Apart ©EstherHovers E_ S_ E_ S_

approach toshooting? on intelligentsurveillance technology shapedyour in your work.Canyou tellmeabitabouthowyour research You collaborate withalotofotherspecialistsand thinkers a different, more conceptualapproach? Tell Whendidyou developing meabouthowitstarted. start of Paris, whenyou firsthadtheideafor False Positives. You were workinginLaDéfense, thebusinessdistrict from there, butit’s alsoabreath offresh airtoopen up. A lotofmy references andinspirations definitely come about algorithms. Theartworldcanbeavery closed place. translating these connections—like thepatterns inthinking from lookingatdifferent fieldsanddisciplines whenvisually way oftalkingaboutthesetechnologies.Idefinitelybenefit make itlessabstract,andfindamore poeticandhuman technology thatisvery importantinourdailylife. Iwant to I’m interested intheideaofnotunderstanding the itout. just totry necessarily withaconceptualideabehindit.Itwas montage. WhenIdidthatinLaDéfense, itwas not them. Then,Ilayered andstacked theimagesintoa and thenIwaited for peopletopassby andphotographed into theimage.Istartedusingatripodandfixed frame, observation, butIbegan totake thingsoutor to putthings I startedtomanipulatemy images.They were basedon

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In develop? from. Howdidtheaestheticchoicesfor theproject almost anon-humanperspective thatyou are shooting ‘neutral’ aesthetic ofasurveillance camera. It’s often to leanonotherforms ofresearch. public space,it’s almostnecessary— important—and When you’re dealing withthemore hiddenrelations of was importantbecauseIdidn’t want to surveil them! were very much aware ofmephotographingthem,which interacting withthem.What Iliked aboutthatisthey photographs. ThenIstartedapproaching passersby and I’d have alltheseneon colorsasanoverlay for my the interfaceusedinalotoffree intelligencesoftware. I wouldstartoutby observing,andthenIalsoworked with a powerstructure, butitstillis. us. Thatseemsmuchlesstechnical,orlike Yes, andweoftencan’t seehowarchitecture influences False Positives, you adoptedthevantage pointand

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and howmuchhappensinthestudio? something more staged.Howmuchhappensoutside So itbeginswithobservation andthenbuildsinto a stage. actor, alot is doneinthemoment.Thestreet becomes photograph. Butthen,whenIstartphotographingthis so I’llgoandscoutlocationsknowwhere Iwant to definitely stagingthem.Iprepare alotbefore shooting, Before, Iwas manipulatingtheimages.ButnowIam

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one day beaspy, like aphotographic 007. preference. Maybe itispartofmy childhooddream to the otherapproach isn’t valid—this isjustmy personal opposed tobeingpartofthe scene.Thisisn’t tosay that not to.Ialsoprefer theprocess ofbeinganobserver as subjects directly. Butinfact, Ifinditmore challenging I’m quiteanextrovert, soIwouldbehappy toconfront their subjects.Why doyou worktheway you do? anyone noticesyou. Somephotographers prefer tomeet to observe a scene quietlyandthenslipaway before feel invisible whenyou shootonthestreet—you prefer I’ve read inafew ofyour thatyou interviews like to New BondStreet, 2006. London,England,GB. © MattStuart/MagnumPhotos

Answers by MattStuart Questions by Coralie Kraft

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so effortless. Bresson had to workhard, even thoughhemadeitlook He’s absolutely right.Italsoreminds methateven Cartier- on baddays), is:“Ittakes alotofmilktomake cream.” I always comebackto,whichkeeps megoing(especially many aCartier-Bresson bookandquote,buttheonethat was inacompletelydifferent league. Ihave pawed over I’m flattered by thecomparison,butCartier-Bresson a photographer. a bitattheword “artist,”butcallmethatifyou want.I’m called whatever anyone findsconvenient. Myskincrawls I have isa“street photographer,” butI’m happy tobe I amreally nottoobothered aboutlabels.Theeasylabel photographic practice? as inspiration from him thatyou incorporate intoyour own you out.Whatare afew were firststarting thingsyou take I knowthatyour father gave you oneofhis books when especially his“Children over Spiral Staircase.” aFibonacci Some ofyour shotsremind meofCartier-Bresson— on theboundariesbetweenphotography and“art”? What’sa documentarianormore ofanartist? your view pedestrian life inLondon.Doyou consideryourself tobe of humor, butthey are alsoareal documentationof The spontaneousimagesyou capture have elements

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present politicalsituationhaspushedsomebuttonsfor me. it istaking.Ihave long beeninspired by America, butthe been fascinated by theUnitedStatesanddirection of England.Ever since Trump becamePresident, Ihave I amstartingtoworkmore inAmerica andotherparts toshootindifferenttrying places.ItriedBrussels,and different times,thelightandseasons.Iamnow discovering place,theflowofpeopleat awonderful I dofeel thata degree ofrepetition ishelpfulfor truly These days, I’m notworkinginLondonasmuch,although is integral toyour way ofworking? over again?Isthere somethingabouttherepeat visitsthat Are you inspired by shootinginthesameplacesover and You workalotinLondon—a placeyou’ve lived for decades.

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the structure ofthistrilogy? andwhatis When IReturnseriesintodistinctparts, Why didyou divideyour WillMyMannequinBeHome look at Bangladesh. second looks atMalaysia and Indonesia,andthethird will explorations ofthenight.”The firstbooklooks atIndia, the they are forced tolive in.Idescribethemas“existential in aconfrontational moment–intheurbanenvironments looking attheexperiences ofpeopleandanimals caught context ofourdeveloping world,primarilyinAsia.I’m it up. Thetrilogy explores theideaofnightin It isareally bigproject, which iswhy Ichose tobreak

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photography ofIndia? traditional white gaze thathascometodefine How doesyour useofcolorworktosubvert the these themesduringtheday? What makes thenightsodifferent from pursuing look like from somebody who isactuallyfrom thatplace. perspective. Iwanted toshowpeoplewhatthecolors genuine –you cantellthey are from anoutsider’s subcontinent, theway weseecolorsdoesn’t feel very When welookatphotojournalism intheIndian an organic process. suffusing orinfusingmy projects withcolor, butit’s also and that’s thespectrumIlook at.At certainpoints,I’m do. I’m playing offtheseextremes ofhighand lowkey, I thinkthatreally makes sensewithwhatI’m to trying making thiswork,where hesays, “Fuck themid-tones.” I cameacross thisquotefrom SteidlafterIstarted still have avery problematic perspective. of colonialphotography inIndiaandmany photographers to showtheIndiansubcontinent.There isahugehistory want toquestion anddevelop ways inwhichweusecolor I want toexplore thepoliticsofrepresentation, andI

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Be HomeWhenIReturn? How didyou comeupwiththetitleWillMyMannequin when luminosityismore sparse. light, especiallybecausetheseimagesare taken atnight Your workisalsoabouthow colorisrepresented through probe andpush you tocreate aswell. your own narrative them intothe river. Iwanted thetitletoberelevant but to idols. We constructthem outofclay andthenwethrow mark. Mannequinsare abigthinginHinduism–they are question, butit’s intentionallyphrasedwithoutaquestion a longtimeandseeingwhat cametome.Thetitleisa The titlecomesfrom sittingdownwiththeimagesfor of that. existing incompletedarkness,andIambringingitout people Iamphotographing.It’s aworldthatisusedto brutal, andIriskgettinghitorphysically assaultedby the depths ofthedarkness,andit’s very confrontational –it’s illuminated by flash.I’m bringingoutthingsfrom the Mannequin works indarkness,soevery imageis

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language isthis,andwhy didyou includethem? You alsoincorporate somewords inthebook.What readers through you thenarrative want topresent? How didyou sequence theimagesinyour booktoguide that language. Itstandsasthelanguageof thenight. Bengal andothers,wemade amixofthemtocreate understand. Nicolasstudied many Indian scripts, like Hindi, It’s alanguagethatyou canalmostfeel, touch,andmaybe language thatyou canseewhenyou opentheinteriorflap. Together withthedesigner, NicolasPolli, Icreated a to create asenseoftorpor. them up,andmixed andmatchedthemwithotherimages we tookthemtothesurgical tableandcutthemup,blew confusing, like déjàvu.We hadtheoriginalimagesandthen They’re unsure ofwhere they’ve seenthembefore –it’s the night,andhave these different imagescomingatthem. We invite thereader toimaginethey are walking through

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prints tobedisplayed intraditional exhibition settings? its bookform, sowhatisitlike for you toselectindividual in andnarratives This workissogrounded instorytelling to theprintingofthispublication? And howdidyour experimentation withcolortranslate entire story. However, I always refer peoplebacktothebook for the value. Butmany oftheimagesdostandby themselves. images outandputthemon awall, they losethatnarrative andstrongdelicate narrative process. Whenyou take afew There isalways riskwithwork thatissointrinsicwitha it isluminescent,soglowsabitatnight. cover istheletterM–whichstandsfor Mannequin–and That’s why thebooklooks pretty wacky. Thesymbolonthe and bluePantone, sothere are three fluorescent . fluorescent yellow, andthenweaddedafluorescent pink CMYK, weremoved theyellow andreplaced it witha The bookisprintedwithsixcolors.Insteadofthenormal

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the reactions you are lookingfor from your viewers? don’t have you orthebookthere toexplain? Whatare How doyou want peopletoapproach this workifthey some way oranother. hopefully, intheend,you are affected by theworkin You cantake away whatever you canfrom them,but have withpeople,and thenthere isthepoliticalsubtext. the realm ofcolors,there istherealm ofinteractionsyou interpretation –there istherealm ofaesthetic,there is As anartist,Iinfusetheworkwithmultiplelevels of them. immerse themselves inthe worldthatIamcreating for and composition.At theendofday, Iwant peopleto their ownthatIcreate withmy choiceofsubject,colors over aspanofmany years, they eachbecomeaworldon artist istocreate worlds.WhenIworkontheseprojects tomakeI try it clearthatmyimperative primary asan

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is apromising avenue for suchexplorations? contemporary culture? Doyou thinkstreet photography What compelsyou towards projects thatdealwithour are external toit. that photography hasanobligation toaddress thingsthat learned thatthis isoftennotthecase.However, Idofeel should andwill aswell.Over my years ofexperience, Ihave something interesting orimportant,thenotherpeople the realities weallconfront. I’ve always felt thatifIfind I’ve always beencurious about howpeopleworkwithin photographs. must have somethingtosay tobeablemake good beyond theimmediatesurfaceofthings.Photographers and symbolsthatare allaround us.Inaway, thatgoes the photographer—theirabilitytodeciphersigns and vagaries. Butithastobeaboutthecuriosityof for anexploration oftoday’s culture, withallitsquirks I thinkthatstreet photography canoffer uparichvein

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themselves?* photographers using books asaway toestablish photographers.” Howdoyou feel aboutyoung few firstbooks thatwe’re abletodowithemerging You stateonyour website,“There are nowonlyvery access tofinancialresources are atacriticaldisadvantage. this isunlikely tochange.Emerging photographerswithout of photobooks are nowfundedby thephotographer, and project published.Oneharshreality isthatthemajority creating togettheir“first” newworkratherthantrying would dofar bettertofocus theirtimeandresources on really found theirsubjectyet. Many younger photographers they needabooktomove forward—even ifthey haven’t My concernisthattoomany photographersnowfeel that

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been asuccess?* book? And whendoyou feel thatoneofyour books has outcome afteryouWhat isthemostimportant publisha avoid thistrap for theirearly-career publications?* to overshadow itscontent.Howcanyoung photographers I feel thatthedesignofaphotobooksometimesthreatens judgement. it tendstobeafew years before Icanmake thatfinal done itjustice?Isaproject thatI’m proud of?For me, Do Istillfeel thattheworkisstrong? DoIfeel thatwe’ve But inreality, itcomesdowntomy ownpersonalreaction: acclaim, orwhenthephotographerhasapositive reaction. It’s great whenabooksellswell,oryou getcritical can possiblyrecoup from bookshop sales. common toseebooks thatcostmore toproduce thanthey handiwork intheirproduction. Ithasbecomeincreasingly books involve complex anduniqueelements,whichrequire believe thatform shouldalways tofollow try function.Many of makingworkmore accessibleandunderstandable.I has tosay or show. Designiscritical,butonlyinthesense The bookshouldalways beaboutwhatthephotographer

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who are lookingtopublishtheirfirstphotobook? What advice doyou have for street photographers a newdirection? like? Doyou thinkstreet photography hasrecently taken What doesfresh andinnovative street photography look go for it. the endofprocess you are still100% convinced, then to betotallyhonest,self-aware, andself-critical.And, ifat The key toa successfulbookisintheanswers,whichneed audience? Whatform shouldthebooktake? coherently? Whatwouldbethebestway toreach my for me?Isthere away ofbringingtheworktogether questions: Isabookthebestway totake thingsforward Firstly, decidewhy, thenwhat,how. Askyourself these around us. offer upthemostexpressive way ofexploring theworld juxtaposition. Whendonewell,street photography can enough tocomeacross anunusualsituationorastrange is theway inwhichthegenre ischanging.It’s rarely up layers ratherthanfocusing onasingle element.This images thatworkare complex anddynamic, offering present workthathasany real depthtoit.For me,the Street photography isoneofthemostdifficult areas to

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moments on absurd absurd on Shining a light light a Shining P53 03. Inspiration streets Share your 02. the streets it to 01. Take P54 01. Take ittothestreets 02.Shareyour streets03.Inspiration influenced hisimages. of Communicationhas provincial Department servant for theSichuan and how hiswork as a civil photography elements, classical andstreet flash style, why he blends speaks about hissignature In this interview, Feng Li Answers by Feng Li Questions by CatLachowskyj F_ L_

tackle thesethemes? the mediumofphotography works especiallywellto between tradition andmodernization.Why doyou think and thepresent, andfindingthatmomentoftension there’s alsothispushandpullbetweenclassicalmethods While there are always peopledepictedinyour work, city and contemporary life—it’scity andcontemporary always about thenow. method, it’s always within amoderncontext ofabustling though Iamdocumentingthings usingavery classical on thatvery basicactionoftaking a photograph.Buteven to respect thatlineage.Iuseasimplecamera,andfocus classical photography, andIalways want my ownpractice I’ve always hadavery strong relationship withtraditional,

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were you firstdrawn tothesestrange moments? to capture thesespecific,absurd, candidscenes.When What’s sointeresting aboutthismethodisthat you’re able entered thecity. similar thingsinmore commonplaces,especiallywhenI making more andmore sensetome,andIstartedfinding mentioned. From thatpointon,thistheatricalitystarted soul ofmy work:thisabsurdity oroddmomentthatyou and Ishotaseriesthatreally setinmotionwhatisnowthe felt pretty There surreal. was thiscinematicelementtoit, with strange,large publicsculptures, sothesettingalready to take photosfor thePropaganda Departmentatapark I remember very clearlythatitbeganin2005.Iwas asked

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in theseries? approach makingandselectingphotographs tobeincluded series: And Igetthesensethatthisalsotiesintoyour titlefor the aesthetic choicefirstcomeabout? work. It’s theflashthatsustainsthisthread. Howdidthis also crucialfor maintainingcontinuitythroughout your yourAnd whilethesescenariosare important, lightingis even withanindicationof theplacewhere they were taken. with thesetwo words, sothey are never captioned—not or night-time.Ialways want my imagestobeassociated creates anillusionwhere you’re never quitesure ifit’s day linked tothefact thatIuse flashinevery photo,which The reason theseriesiscalledWhiteNightdefinitely of meandmake sure Iactuallycapture it. work outornot—Ijustfocus onwhat’s happening infront aboutwhetherornotthephotoisgoingto have toworry exposure andotherfeatures, so by usingthe flashIdon’t waste tofindtherightcombinationofproper timetrying I seethingsthatare very hard tobelieve. Idon’t want to capturing whatmy eyes were witnessing,andsometimes I usedflashwas thatIwas interested inimmediately It was definitely apracticalchoiceatfirst.Thereason DoyouWhite Night. thinkthetitleinforms howyou

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your workinabook? What are themainfactors you consider whenpresenting What are your interactions withyour subjectslike? these sequences are broken by somethingelseentirely. plays oncolor, form and content.And thensometimes is thesequencing,where Icreate aflowthatsometimes much attentiontopaperordesign. What’s important tome on. Whenitcomestotheactual bookmaking,Idon’t pay throughout time,andthat’s a great way for theworktolive Of course,unlike anexhibition, abookalsosurvives the essenceofmany years ofwork. select four orfive great pictures thatare meanttocapture photographing, thisquantityreally matters.Idon’t have to than wedisplay inashow, andsinceIamconstantly I amabletoshowissodifferent: Icanpresent way more a numberofreasons. For starters,thequantityofimages because it’s soradically different from anexhibition, for Presenting my workinabookisvery importanttome so it’s amore naturalprocess. them anymore—they are actuallyappearinginfront ofme, scenarios. ButnowIbelieve thatI’m notreally lookingfor the street andactively lookingfor thesetypesofstrange When Ifirststartedmakingthiswork,was goinginto

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work? Whatare you tobringthem? trying What doyou aboutviewersengagingwithyour most enjoy always beseen. is cross-cultural.” Thisisexactly howIwant my workto on oneofmy images: “Proving your uniquepointofview are bestembodiedinanInstagramcommentthatwas left The mostsignificantandmeaningfulinteractionsfor me

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about herworkasaphotographer? story. Butoutsideofthat, whatare your curatorial feelings her mysterious, quirkypersonality, herpsychology, andher Maierhasfocused on Much oftheattentionsurrounding the other great practitioners. ofthemedium—rightnexthistory toRobertFrank andall top street photographers, ever. Shehasakey placein the photographs. Intermsofher work,Ithinkshe’s oneofthe to keep itseparatefrom the physical reality ofher isdefinitely amazing,butIhaveHer story toworkhard Greenberg Gallery, NewYork Maloof Collection.CourtesyHoward Untitled, 1957©VivianMaier/John

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photography process? How wouldyou describeherapproach tothe wasn’t asinterested inlookingattheresult. Butoncetherecordingsurroundings. was finished,she and through theprocess of photographingandfilmingher relationship through withtheworldoccurred hercamera, necessarily needtoseethese recordings afterwards. Her She was obsessedwithrecording theworld,butdidn’t a photograph,thefilmwouldbesetaside,undeveloped. physical image,aprint.Inmany, many cases,aftertaking the process oftakingphotographsthaninproducing a it seemstomethatshewas muchmore interested in Looking atsomeofher120,000-150,000personalprints, Henri Cartier-Bresson. as muchshecould.SheknewtheworkofBrassaï, no accident.Sheusedtofrequent exhibitions and museums while alsoreferencing ofvisualculture. thehistory Thisis Her imagescontainallthespecificityofstreet photography

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What was her eye drawn towards? What seemedtointerest Maieroutintheworld? to findherplace intheworld. In thesephotos,it’s where sheexperiments themostandtries 40 years ofphotographing.Sheworks brilliantlyinthisgenre. her literalself-portraitsare athread thatrunsthroughout her them, ratherthanseeingherself intheirimage.And ofcourse, and rightintheirface. It’s asifshe’s stealingsomethingfrom aggressive aboutthesepictures. Sheisvery closetothem these photographsfeel very different. There’s somethingvery Occasionally, shewouldmake portraitsofrichpeople.But these people,asifshewere present inallherphotographs. seems like there’s amirror-like qualityinallofherportraits There’s astrong connectionbetweenherandsubjects.It outside ofsociety, outsideoftheestablishment,onedge. poor neighborhoods,photographingpeoplelike her—people fast tobephotographed.So,shespentmostofhertimein apartments. And inthebusinesscenters,peoplemoved too take asmany pictures becauserichpeoplestay intheir are livingoutonthestreets. Inrichareas, shecouldn’t shoot inpoorneighborhoodsbecausethat’s where people of peopleontheperiphery. Shesaidthatshepreferred to One persistenttendency was herdesire totake pictures Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, NewYork Untitled ©VivianMaier/John MaloofCollection.

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white photographs? Do you thinkthatworkingincolorimproved herblackand work, you getthesensethatformer isvery geometric. When you lookathercolorworkversus herblack andwhite through thegrowing abstraction inherimages. the world.Asheridentityis fading, wecanfeel thatfading to finishmakingphotographs andabouttodisappearfrom the colorworkannounces endofherlife. She’s about photographs,thefigures begintodisappear. Ithink took mostofherself-portraitsinblackandwhite.Inthe to beonhersubjects—onthepeoplepictured. Shealso photographs. Inherblackandwhitework,focus seems really workinginthemediumofcolorwhenshetook image—the forms, thedensityofcolors.Shewas Her colorphotographsfocus onthemusicalityof

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Born in Turkey but growing up in Belgium, Simsek had two but growing Born in Turkey belong to he didn’t nationalities and two identities, but felt sorts. The place an acceptance of This work explores either. he is buried will define who he is in the end. where by © Hakan Simsek Hakan © by the series Out of Breath Images from P77 03. Inspiration 03. streets your 02. Share the streets it to 01. Take LensCulture Street Photography Guide 2019 WALLACE: ROAD WALLAH ROAD WALLACE: DOUGIE period, London- year four a Over Dougie Wallace based photographer taxis Padmini documented Premier travelled as they and their passengers of Mumbai, India. the streets through PHOTOGRAPHER ERNEST COLE: THE and fled South exiled he was Before the Ernest Cole photographed Africa, country apartheid. This book during celebrates the work of Cole, the first photographer of his black freelance country. BRUCE DAVIDSON: SUBWAY SUBWAY BRUCE DAVIDSON: visual exploration A uncompromising in system subway of the New York the 1980s. OF A HISTORY BYSTANDER: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY photographer Joel street Legendary his camera for swapped Meyerowitz this comprehensive his pen to create photography. bible of street THE WORLD MORIYAMA: DAIDO THROUGH MY EYES to Daido monograph devoted A broad Moriyama, one of the most respected names in contemporary Japanese his This book reveals photography. on Japanese unique perspective the 50s to the 70s, society from and beyond.

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