photography by isabel corthier
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It's about dignity
As a photographer I get the opportunity to meet people in very diverse situations around the world: people fleeing from war, people surviving drought, people working hard to provide a better future for their children...
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, I feel the desire to help give back dignity by giving them the attention and respect that every one of us deserves. Hopefully my work reflects this attitude.
The site is organised in THEMES (Refugees, Believers, Daily Life...) and longer term PROJECTS that I worked on.
I invite you to indulge yourself in different worlds and stories to nurture your compassion and understanding of fellow human beings.
More than the portfolio of a photographer, I hope you’ll see this website as a tribute to all of us, "Humans".