My relationship and appreciation of the greats of photography started at an early age. Iconic images of love; fleeting moments captured and celebrated for decades. Robert Doisneau is one of my favourite photographers and has a huge influence on my work and aesthetic.
Many images he created are some of the most enduring romantic moments ever captured on film that continue to be loved by new generations. None more so than the iconic image Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville, known simply as The Kiss.
It was with passion and curiosity that I first discovered my love of photography. From my childhood home in Australia, watching my father in the darkroom- a keen photographer himself, my love of black and white imagery formed. Then, I discovered the masters of photography: Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson and George Brassaï to name a few. At first it was the romance of their imagery. The foreign settings, the lives depicted which seemed so real, yet so cinematic.
As I became a more accomplished photographer myself, I appreciated their art on a different level. Not only the craft of black and white photography itself; how a black and white image simplifies the noise, removing distraction thereby allowing the eye- and mind to focus on the emotion and human interaction in the image, connecting the viewer and subject with raw intensity. But also, the curation of the image itself; the setting, the framing, the subjects, the storytelling of the essence of a place, a time, a society- an individual. Yet these images were so of their time, yet they remain relevant and romantic to this day, speaking tales of love to viewers many decades on.
It is with these principles and inspiration that I bring to my own craft. I look to curate modern heirloom imagery. Images of truth- of moments in time, that will continue to resonate with those who view them, with enduring romance, beauty and reality that tells a truth for decades to come.
Bisous, Corrina. xo
