The Collater.al “Photography” category is confirmed, again this year, as the most widely read in the magazine.
Thanks to the careful research and the narration of niche realities, which, yes, follow the trends, but reinterpret them according to scrupulous eyes focused on the peculiarities of the world.
Here you can find a selection of the articles you read the most during 2019, which are the same ones we would have advised you to read again before discovering what will happen next year.
Trust pictures!
The ethereal and evanescent images of Isabelle Chapuis
From Parisian photographer Isabelle Chapuis, we chose to talk about “Anitya”, a photographic project focused on the human figure in all its facets.
The series celebrates outer and inner beauty and focuses on the idea of impermanence, of how change, movement, and passage of time affect life.
The symbol he used to represent all this is sand, “Sand is a metaphor for the human condition, constantly in motion…synonymous with all possibilities, sand carries within itself the promise of eternal change, it imagines an endless horizon”.
Morocco through the eyes of Ismail Zaidy
Ismael Zaidy is a young self-taught Moroccan photographer who takes colorful, minimalist shots that have the desire to break the preconceptions that surround his culture, the Muslim one.
His photography is a means to tell his culture, the love and respect he feels for it and to express his creativity.
Among the themes he most explores are those on the use of djellaba, niqab, and hijab, typical clothes of his country, with which he manages to create poetic compositions.
His aim is to give voice to those who by choice cover themselves, using strong colors like the individuals hidden under the veils, underlining their real existence, their possibilities and the positivity of their heritage.
Poolside, a dreamlike and perfect view of the English pools
“Poolside is a collection of shots taken aboard some of the most beautiful swimming pools in Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris by Scottish photographer Soo Burnell.
His greatest talent is capturing the beauty of places with a retro breath of life that still have a life of their own today.
The atmosphere that Poolside’s shots give back seems to be that of Wes Anderson’s films, clean, calm, perfect and dreamlike, and this parallelism with the style of the American filmmaker is made even more immediate by the pastel colors that dominate these pools.
Animal Turista, tourists are the subject of Yosigo’s photos
To inspire the projects of Yosigo, in real life José Javier Serrano, are the people who invade the streets, the beaches, the clichés that we all inhabit.
In the series of shots Animal Turista, the photographer has immortalized human nature on holiday, at the beach, noting how a man becomes a predator of everything around him, expands occupying all the space.
In his compositions, it is easy to see a past as a graphic designer, which also influences the choice of shapes and color balance.
Rob Woodcox defies gravity force in his poetic pictures
Rob Woodcox is an art and fashion photographer who has created a series of images that defy the force of gravity.
Halfway between dance and installation, in his photographs the body of man is multiplied, bent, digitally manipulated to achieve the desired result: annul the force of gravity, annul the constraints and rules of society, the schemes, and preconceptions, to achieve the much-coveted freedom.
His subjects find peace with the surrounding environment, with nature, returning a bit primitive even when they are in places where not everything is allowed.
The Chilean situation through the photos by Sebastián González
An article different from those we have reminded you of and those to come later, a reportage by photographer Sebastián González on the now well-known Chilean situation.
The advertiser and photographer, always looking for new perspectives and new ways to show what surrounds us, took to the streets together with the demonstrators to document reality without filters, in the first person.
“Nosotros no estamos en guerra, solo estamos manifestando por nuestros derechos.”
So he commented on a series of photographs showing the soul of a Santiago or sinking into the fumes of tear gas, between the carcasses of burnt vehicles, where the blue, grey and black seem not to let the sun’s rays through.
The darkness, the fear, the army on the street, the insecurity, everything we see in Sebastián’s photographs reopens a wound that has not yet healed, taking us back to that far-off 1973 that changed the history of Chile and beyond.
Mous Lamrabat, two worlds that merge
Born in Morocco but moved to Belgium as a child, Mous Lambrat has his own way of telling the Moroccan world, merging it with Western symbolism.
Combining love with humor, his images convey messages of respect, acceptance, and dialogue between cultures.
Through photography Mous has managed to reconcile his cultural roots, creating a world of oxymorons, astonishment, and freedom.
Photographer Alejandro captures light in the darkness of the night
Alejandro is an American photographer capable of capturing light in an almost cinematic way.
The contrast between the dazzling neon lights and the blackness of the context gives a spectral, mysterious air to all his compositions which, while focusing on a few details that are easy to see, which do not even allow us to understand which city we are in, manage to give different sensations, often of loneliness.
Denisse Ariana Pérez, the beauty of Afro communities
Denisse Ariana Pérez is a copywriter, author and photographer from Copenhagen, whose images are constructed through the connection between written and photographic language.
Her most recent work focuses on the use of photography and storytelling to highlight the beauty of the Afro communities and other marginalized groups she feels inspired by.
The warmth of summer in Emma Louise Swanson’s images
The images of Emma Louise Swanson seem to be taken from an old holiday photo album, leafing through it one has the feeling of looking at something private, nostalgic and poetic.
The narrative thread of the series seems to be really focused on the theme of memory, a magical memory of a summer made of emotions, sea, sun, diving and palm trees. Emma takes us by the hand into her world, which in the end is also our own, capturing that moment of serenity that seems a small moment of eternity.
