Encounters 2013 Ebook
by Hunter
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‘You won’t be able to take a picture of me.’
I am not sure if I understood. The man standing opposite to me appeared uncared-for. He must be homeless, I thought, when I saw him crossing the street. He had already noticed me, before I could even aim my camera at him.
‘Why wouldn’t I be able?’, I asked him.
‘Because you don’t know me’, he said with a twinkle in his eyes.
‘Well, then I’d better get to know you’, I answered.
A few minutes later I was sitting with him in his favourite pub, listening to the story of his life and to his sometimes incomprehensible reasoning and intractable opinion about photography and art. Bob Wetsels turned out to be sympathetic. While a student of medicine Bob had drifted off course and had never found his way out of the misery he had gotten himself into. After two beers he invited me to come over for a photo shoot at his house, which, I found out later, turned out to be a ruin.
The encounter with Bob made me think. If I wanted to photograph strangers in the street, I had to get closer to them. To let them know who I am. To get to know the other. Like this I met quite some men and women, who seemed more than happy with a photographer’s attention. Although each conversation was unique in its own, the way those people opened up left me deeply impressed. The images became silent witnesses of an intimate moment between strangers in the street. I have brought them to together in ‘Faces’, the second chapter.
This yearbook opens with a selection of remarkable people and situations in the street. It closes with a series of portraits of people in their own environments. The last photo depicts my father, who has not left his room for years. He is living between his bed and TV and increasingly longs for the end of his life. Sometimes he cannot remember who and where he is. Sometimes he goes out looking for my mother, who passed away ten years ago. Confronted with this truth he bursts into tears time and again, shocked by the news of her death.
I am not sure if I understood. The man standing opposite to me appeared uncared-for. He must be homeless, I thought, when I saw him crossing the street. He had already noticed me, before I could even aim my camera at him.
‘Why wouldn’t I be able?’, I asked him.
‘Because you don’t know me’, he said with a twinkle in his eyes.
‘Well, then I’d better get to know you’, I answered.
A few minutes later I was sitting with him in his favourite pub, listening to the story of his life and to his sometimes incomprehensible reasoning and intractable opinion about photography and art. Bob Wetsels turned out to be sympathetic. While a student of medicine Bob had drifted off course and had never found his way out of the misery he had gotten himself into. After two beers he invited me to come over for a photo shoot at his house, which, I found out later, turned out to be a ruin.
The encounter with Bob made me think. If I wanted to photograph strangers in the street, I had to get closer to them. To let them know who I am. To get to know the other. Like this I met quite some men and women, who seemed more than happy with a photographer’s attention. Although each conversation was unique in its own, the way those people opened up left me deeply impressed. The images became silent witnesses of an intimate moment between strangers in the street. I have brought them to together in ‘Faces’, the second chapter.
This yearbook opens with a selection of remarkable people and situations in the street. It closes with a series of portraits of people in their own environments. The last photo depicts my father, who has not left his room for years. He is living between his bed and TV and increasingly longs for the end of his life. Sometimes he cannot remember who and where he is. Sometimes he goes out looking for my mother, who passed away ten years ago. Confronted with this truth he bursts into tears time and again, shocked by the news of her death.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Version Fixed-layout ebook, 114 pgs
- Publish Date: Oct 30, 2013
- Last Edit Mar 16, 2015
- Language English
- Keywords Hunter, Encounters, yearbook
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