When I chose
María Gutiérrez and
Lucía Morón, I didn't know that these two young woman are based in the same city, Buenos Aires. I met both at Lake Atitlán in Guatemala during
20 Fotógraf@s, where they became friends. We were a big group of photographers living and sharing everything together for ten days, something which seems so far away now, only a few months later.
Sturm und Drang, and suddenly the world stops. I only recently discovered more of the beauty and intimacy of their works, through
@wpthejournal which is a collective photo project of 400+ women worldwide, and María and Lucía are documenting their private spaces during the current pandemic as well as the other women taking part in the project. And I am happy to see their
Sturm and their
Drang in their photographs, despite the difficult times. Their images are strong and intimate, their minds creative, and most importantly, they belong to an inspiring generation of young women photographers from South America, who I see with excitement are challenging societies and taking their place.
Cuando elegí a María Gutiérrez y Lucía Morón, no sabía que estas dos jóvenes estaban en la misma ciudad, Buenos Aires. Conocí a ambas en el Lago de Atitlán en Guatemala durante 20 Fotógraf@s, donde se hicieron amigas. Éramos un grupo grande de fotógrafos viviendo y compartiendo todo durante 10 días, algo que ahora parece muy lejano, tan sólo unos meses después. Sturm und Drang, y de repente el mundo se detiene. Recientemente descubrí más de la belleza y la intimidad de sus obras, a través de @wpthejournal, un proyecto fotográfico colectivo de más de 400 mujeres en todo el mundo, donde María y Lucía documentan sus espacios privados durante la pandemia actual, al igual que las otras mujeres que participan en el proyecto. Y estoy feliz de ver su Sturm y su Drang en sus fotografías, a pesar de los tiempos difíciles. Sus imágenes son fuertes e íntimas, sus mentes son creativas y, lo que es más importante, ambas pertenecen a una generación inspiradora de jóvenes fotógrafas de Latinoamérica , a quienes veo con entusiasmo, desafiando sociedades y reclamando su lugar.
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Charlotte Schmitz' approach to her photography is deliberately personal and often subverts the traditional documentary approach, which allows her to convey her messages about women and migration. She grew up in the Danish minority in Germany and studied documentary photography in Hanover. Charlotte's work has been published in
The Washington Post and
der Spiegel, among other international media outlets.
The British Journal of Photography selected her as one of the "Ones To Watch 2019" and she is the first recipient of the "FotoEvidence W Award" with her work
La Puente. She speaks six languages and is currently based in Berlin where she cofounded
Friendzone.Studion to develop creative communication for projects that matter.
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This series also includes responses from
Molly Roberts,
Mariela Sancari,
Alonso Castillo,
Paccarik Orue,
Katrin Eismann,
Dina Mitrani,
Don Gregorio Anton,
Cristina De Middel, Arturo Soto,
Cecilia Fajardo-Hill,
Guillermo Srodek-Hart,
Yorgos Efthymiadis,
Livia Animas,
Juanita Bermúdez,
Susana Raab, the pairing of
Victoria Holguín and Daniella Benedetti,
Emiliano Valdés,
Muriel Hasbun,
George Slade,
Marta Dahó,
Elizabeth Avedon,
Jorge Piccini,
Rodrigo Orrantia,
Sujong Song,
Nelson Herrera Ysla,
Oliva María Rubio,
Jonathan Blaustein,
Patricia Martin,
José Luis Cuevas,
Zully Sotelo,
Alfredo De Stefano Farías,
Gonzalo Golpe,
Julián Barón,
James Rodríguez,
Misha Vallejo,
Musuk Nolte,
Cintia Durán,
Alasdair Foster,
Eder Chiodetto,
Erik van der Weijde,
Stella Johnson,
Efrem Zelony-Mindell,
Joana Toro,
Jon F. Espitia,
Sofia Ayarzagoitia,
Isadora Romero and
Álvaro Laiz.
La serie también incluye contribuciones de Molly Roberts, Mariela Sancari, Alonso Castillo, Paccarik Orue, Katrin Eismann, Dina Mitrani, Don Gregorio Anton, Cristina De Middel, Arturo Soto, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Guillermo Srodek-Hart, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Livia Animas, Juanita Bermúdez, Susana Raab, el dúo de Victoria Holguín and Daniella Benedetti, Emiliano Valdés, Muriel Hasbun, George Slade, Marta Dahó, Elizabeth Avedon, Jorge Piccini, Rodrigo Orrantia, Sujong Song y Nelson Herrera Ysla, Oliva María Rubio, Jonathan Blaustein, Patricia Martin, José Luis Cuevas, Zully Sotelo,
Alfredo De Stefano Farías, Gonzalo Golpe, Julián Barón, James Rodríguez, Musuk Nolte, Cintia Durán, Alasdair Foster, Eder Chiodetto, Erik van der Weijde, Stella Johnson, Efrem Zelony-Mindell, Joana Toro, Jon F. Espitia, Sofia Ayarzagoitia, Isadora Romero y
Álvaro Laiz.
