Photography not only captures moments, but also those looks that say so much about people, the expressions on their faces, their everyday activities, from the simplest things like walking to complex issues such as a festival, a job... life itself.
In this second part of this wonderful exhibition, where photography manages to capture human beings at their best, by photographer Jürgen Schadeberg, I bring you his vision of photography.
I know many good photographers here at Hive, and they know who I mean because I've told them. Jürgen's photographs remind me of them, of all those members of this platform and ecosystem who are behind a camera, capturing moments, streets, at just the right moment, street photography.
This quote from Jürgen is very intense and perfect, talking about capturing the humanity of people in every photo he took. How beautiful it is to do that, as if each one contained the essence of the people, reflecting their inner selves, their souls.
The looks say a lot, as do body language and facial expressions, but in addition to capturing those details, Jürgen says in that quote that photography is about showing oneself, and that is one of the most complicated things to do.
I believe that this great artist of photography has achieved this through his work, showing who he is, a person sensitive to human experiences, to every experience that a person lives, from work, vacations, gatherings with family or friends, as well as walking, posing for a photo, religious or cultural festivities, traditions. He knew how to capture all of that.
Throughout the exhibition, there were photographs of bullfights, as well as festivities, specifically the verdiales, which I will bring you next time. This photograph is one of the most outstanding in the exhibition. A few selected ones were made in giant size, occupying the height of the wall up to the ceiling. You can clearly see in this shot the humanity I am talking about, those faces, those women gathered in a house, that moment.
In this second part of his wonderful works that I am bringing you today, you can see a little bit of all of that. There were so many photographs, more than 90, that on many occasions I placed two or three in the same shot.
I will also tell you that I really don't know what type of glass they used for these photographs, because I didn't have to struggle with reflections; I could take the photos calmly, without the interference of lights, shadows, or my own reflection. I think there were only two or three where I had to position myself at a special angle to capture the images. So I am very satisfied with this tour.
As there were several quotes from the artist, I wanted to include them all and separate them by theme, grouping the photographs that were most related to the quotes, so the order of the photographs took me quite a long time, but I think the end result is worth it.
And of course, I would love to know if there is a favorite among all the photographs. I think mine, from this series, is the woman standing in a white dress on the beach, like the women I mentioned earlier.
Thank you all for joining me today. I wish you a very good Sunday. See you soon.
Amonet.
All photographs are my own.