Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2023 i Lens Magazine

"There is, of course, a personal and direct involvement in the places that I later depict but(and) my artistic practice involves researching into historical archives looking for testimonials from other visitors, narratives, legal documentation, media that is deconstructed in order to re-build another reality that is linked to visual emotions and the narrative of images, objects, and graphics."- Harry Fisch "The Art of Disappearing tries to bring awareness of the languid evanescence of the Arbore tribe in Ethiopia, where their last 2,300 members are currently living. Modernizing roads and easier access for visitors are changing their way of life. Cultural disappearance is brought about by changes in the traditional way of life, from the means of transportation to the pollution of modern lifestyles." "In the classical proposal, indigenous people are…

“I DON’T TRY TO SHOW A SUBJECT AS IT IS, BUT TO SHARE WHAT IT EXPRESSES. IT’S MY WAY OF TELLING STORIES AND CONVEYING MY SENSITIVITY, LIKE MY RECENT BOOK, EVANESCENCE”.-JEAN-MICHEL LENOIR A passion for nature from an early age led Jean-Michel Lenoir to photography to capture the magical moments of beautiful, pristine nature and wildlife. Landscape photography is his quest for atmosphere, where light and beauty are key references, his aesthetic landmarks. Jean-Michel relies on his love of open spaces, combined with his search for beautiful light. He searches for simplicity, images that go to the core, with few objects in the frame. He loves minimalism and simple landscapes. Snow, ice & mist have been his guides for many years. Jean-Michel has a suggestive approach: “I don’t try to show…

Metropolis Abstracted is an ongoing series of architectural abstractions which incorporate elements of contemporary architecture such as building facades, close-up details, and reflections on glass. Each abstraction is composed of one unique image, which through the process of mirroring reveals more complex visual relationships. The basic premise is to utilize the simplest means possible to create images that engage the viewer and provide a springboard for their own imagination. Metropolis Abstracted has been published at Artsy, Medium Format Magazine, andWidewalls Art Magazine. The series was awarded a jury selection at American Photography 37 in New York, and received honorable mentions at the Prix de la Photographie in Paris and the Neutral Density Photo Awards. “Metropolis Abstracted is an ongoing series of architectural abstractions that incorporate elements of contemporary architecture, such…

"MY INITIAL CURIOSITY ABOUT WHAT THESE ABANDONED HOUSES LOOKED LIKE INSIDE LED ME TO EXPLORE THE PROPERTY AND SHARE MY DISCOVERIES WITH COWORKERS."- JOLENE SEDGWICK "I am a self-taught photographer driven by an insatiable curiosity for abandoned places and a profound appreciation for their architecture and the untold stories they hold. My photography journey was purely coincidental, sparked by a chance encounter with an abandoned farmhouse just across from my old workplace. My initial curiosity about what these abandoned houses looked like inside led me to explore the property and share my discoveries with coworkers. The moment that truly ignited my passion for urbex photography was the one staged photo I took of an old open book resting on the basement steps. The interplay of texture and shadows in that image…

2 Series THE MOUNTAINS | CENCELLADA THE MOUNTAINS "THE GODS KINGDOM UP THERE, BEYOND THE CLOUDS, WHERE THE WORLD OF MEN REACHES ITS LIMIT, THE MOUNTAIN RIPS THE SKY. UP THERE, WHERE THE PATH IS LOST IN THE ROCK, AND THE MIST HIDES THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF, THE MIND IS CLOUDED. DO YOU HEAR IT? UP HERE, THE WIND WHIPS THE MEN WHO SEE THE MEANING OF THEIR EXISTENCE. DO YOU SEE IT? UP HERE, THE SUN BURNS THE EYES OF THOSE WHO WANTED TO SEE BEYOND THE HORIZON. WOE TO THE ONE WHO FOUND THE BORDER OF GOD’S KINGDOM UP HERE AND NEVER WANTED TO RETURN AGAIN!" Human beings have an irrepressible need to reach the impossible, climb to the top, and crown the highest peaks. Our ancestors…

In everyone’s career, there are pivotal moments that redirect its trajectory. I remember mine. Soon after The Merv Griffin Show went off the air in 1986, I left Los Angeles for a four-month trip around Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands to build a documentary and travel photography portfolio. I loved my time working on the television show in Hollywood where I took care of celebrities in the Green Room and then shot the stills when they were on stage, but after three and a half years, it was time to move on. The show ending forced me to do what I needed to do. I believe in the saying coined by Alexander Graham Bell, “When one door closes, another opens.” We just have to have the courage to go…

As the proverb goes: when life gives you lemons, make a lemonade. That is precisely what I show in the photographic essay “A gambiologia da sevirologia” (The art and science of making do): how the population from the outskirts developed strategies to survive and adapt to the adversities in a setting of deprivation. A quick fix for us – and I include myself, as I was born in a favela, Monte Azul, which was never synonymous with doing things poorly. Quite the opposite: it is doing what you can to adapt and reach a goal. Overcoming the barriers imposed by the absence of public power has given the impoverished populace the capacity to make do with what they have at hand, or at their feet, to achieve better structural conditions,…