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photography by Isabel Corthier

It's about dignity

As a visual artist and documentary photographer focusing on social issues and resilience, I meet people in diverse situations around the world: people fleeing war, surviving drought and hunger, people standing up against injustice, and individuals who are stigmatized. 

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Taking pictures of people living in harsh conditions cannot be taken for granted. You don’t point your camera and just fire. I try to make a human connection. Besides asking permission, I need to cross a number of bridges, both cultural and emotional.

In these - sometimes inhumane - situations, with my work I aim to give back dignity and respect that every one of us deserves. Hopefully, my photos reflect this attitude.​

 

My work is an invitation to indulge the viewer in different worlds and stories to nurture compassion and understanding of fellow human beings.

 

This website shows an extract of short and long-term projects that I worked on around the globe.

 

More than the portfolio of a photographer or an artist, I hope you’ll see this website as a tribute to all of us, "HUMANS".​​

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