From humanist photography through portrait to nude
My inspirations
My first fascination was French humanistic photography
from the first half of the 20th century, depicting the everyday lives of ordinary people in a frivolous, and at other times, momentous and difficult way, with its masters: Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edouard Boubat, which captivated me so profoundly that I fell in love with black-and-white street and documentary photography.
The second was the portraits of Jacques Henri Lartigue.
I find them extraordinary and delightful, especially those featuring the master’s model and muse, Renée Perle.
Guiding my search across the ocean, I discovered Saul Leiter and Renée Jacobs.
I was captivated by their publications, flipping through them with flushed cheeks, as if peeking secretly through their window.
In In My Room, Saul Leiter presents ethereal, light, and flirtatious women, mysteriously illuminated solely by natural light. In contrast, in Renée Jacobs’ Paris and Polaroids, I see sensual, liberated, and fearless women; her images are powerful and mesmerizing.
The artist who completes my creative fascinations is the extraordinary Polish photographer,
bold and uncompromising: Iness Rychlik. Through her self-portraits, she provokes, tackling difficult themes such as coercion or psychological discomfort, manifested on her body.
These are images that communicate social issues, which is why I value them so deeply.
When I give myself over to my passion -photography- and fully experience it, I feel that I am exactly where I belong, that my need to express my thoughts is fulfilled, and that I am feeding my senses with beauty and emotion. It enriches me and heightens my sensitivity.
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That is why the world of art
is so close to my heart.
