Your favourite monthly discoveries of August

03 September 2018   •  
Written by Anaïs Viand
Your favourite monthly discoveries of August

Here is a focus on three of the readers’ favourite discoveries, presented last August on Fisheye’s website.

1. Yanmei Jiang and Wenjun Chen

Yanmei Jiang et Wenjun Chen

, a pair of Chinese photographers, chose to capture their everyday life. Through Me and Me, their project launched in 2007, they have been exploring the scope of human relations. An intimate and spontaneous story.

© Yanmei Jiang & Wenjun Chen© Yanmei Jiang & Wenjun Chen

© Yanmei Jiang & Wenjun Chen© Yanmei Jiang & Wenjun Chen

© Yanmei Jiang et Wenjun Chen

2. Jan Hoek

Jan Hoek

takes photographs to create links. The Dutch artist is interested in the unexpected, revealing itself during a photoshoot. With Boda Boda Madness, he presents surreal portraits of motorcycle-taxi drivers in Nairobi.

© Jan Hoek © Jan Hoek © Jan Hoek

© Jan Hoek

3. Fred Lahache

Based in Paris, Fred Lahache likes to tell simple stories through his journeys. As an observer, he is charmed by the grace of ordinary scenes, of fleeting moments. When he travelled to Morocco, his friendship with Hamza drove him to imagine a tale lost between two timelines.

© Fred Lahache© Fred Lahache
© Fred Lahache© Fred Lahache

© Fred Lahache

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