marc garanger.
Marc Garanger was one photographer that we learned about during Art History 103. The portraits that he took of these women are extremely powerful and I find them very compelling.
In 1960 he was serving in the French army as soldier and at that time the French government introduced identity cards as a security measure for all Algerians. The woman were forced to unveil and be photographed against their will, creating heavy emotion within each portrait taken.
Later, Garanger produced a book which contained a large number of the 2,000 pictures of the Algerian women that were photographed and he stated that his photographs “often led to angry reactions from viewers and critics at exhibitions”
Check out this website if you are interested in seeing more images or want a little more information of Marc Garanger.
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Gregory Colbert
Gregory Colbert is one of my favourite photographers. I discovered him when I was fifteen years old and have followed his work ever since. The relationships he portrays between humans and exotic animals is inspiring and something that we don’t get to see in everyday life.
“In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working towards rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images depict a world that is without beginning or end, here or there, past or present.”
—Gregory Colbert, Creator of Ashes and Snow
A video made after the exhibition at the Nomadic Museum, 2008.
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