MOM by Charlie Engman. Published by Edition Patrick Frey.
Charlie Engman started making photographs of his mother over a decade ago, in 2009. Initially, he was just naturally taking pictures of everything around him, including his parents. But then he noticed that his mother seemed to change in front of the camera. “Sometimes people transform for the camera, I couldn’t recognize the person in the picture.” This observation led to a long-term artistic project, his daring composite portrait of his mother Kathleen McCain Engman, at times both intimate and provocative.
Honorable Mentions:
Hayal & Hakikat by Cemre Yesil Gönenli
Revolcandonos entre las calderas by Carmen Benito
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