MUSÉE 29 – EVOLUTION
Evolution explores the concepts of progress, transformation, growth, and advancement in an age when images are taking a dramatic shift in the role they play in our lives.
All in Moment
Kaipo Nakamura lives in Maui, Hawaii, and captures a picture of his kitchen with the possibility that he may never see it again.
Through all the hardships to get this picture-perfect photo, photographer Kaveh Maghsoudi created a composition and a space that evoked one word for him: Hiroshima.
The birth of Seitaro inspired PHOTOGRAPHERHAL to light up the landscapes of Okinawa with images of his wife and newborn baby.
“One thing I’ve recently come to terms with, that I think many people struggle with when entering adulthood, is that my parents are people just like me.”
“That city screams art and chaos, and we got carried away by that. Our conversations dealt with freedom and breakdowns. She teaches me many things.”
“But in the moment, for the dancer, it is all about some of the most basic human needs. Romance. Touching. Being together and sharing an experience.”
“My portrait work is typically very personal: I love to photograph the people closest to me.”
“The primary reason I find film photography so captivating is because of the constraint that comes the number of photographs on each roll.”
Two years ago, I was walking through the alleyway behind my house when I noticed my neighbour’s laundry line had clothing hanging to dry. They have the third floor, so their line is quite high, and in in the slight breeze it was swaying lazily in the wind. This wave felt like a familiar invitation.
“I was actually quite lucky, to catch this exact moment, the way that I did. I think moments like these are really interesting, because it can be so fun to just take pictures, but afterwards, you often discover a photo that can mean so much more than it did at that moment.”
“For me, this image is a commentary on the ways in which we consume and are consumed by the images around us, as well as the power dynamics inherent in the act.”
I felt safe in nature, protected, I felt strong. I desired these moments to last forever.
He paced quietly in the doorway, something clearly on his mind. From across the street, I watched him sit, away from the raucous crowd inside, and as he entered his silence, I made this image.
