Introduction to Street Photography
The construction of an essay
A course by Gustavo Minas , Photographer
About the video: The construction of an essay
Overview
“In this class, you will learn more about some of the essays I have done in different places from 2010 to today. I will show its thematic and formal characteristics and comment on how I arrived at these results.”
In this video lesson Gustavo Minas addresses the topic: The construction of an essay, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Street Photography. Learn how to create visual narratives out of everyday life and make an urban photoshoot.
Partial transcription of the video
“The construction of an essay In this class, you will learn about essays that I have done in recent years. I will comment on the creation process of each one and what I learned from doing these projects. My essays arise from loose photos that appear on walks. I never leave the house with an idea in my head, I'm walking around, taking pictures and over time, I analyze my collection, and see if I have a series or essay that can close. I think when you walk with a preconceived idea in your head, ends up closing his eyes to things that may appear on the way. The first essay is called "Limits", i...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Street Photography
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Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography
Gustavo Minas
A course by Gustavo Minas
Gustavo Minas was born in 1981 in Cássia, a small city located in the State of Minas Gerais. After receiving a degree in journalism from the State University of Londrina, he went on to study the language and history of photography under Carlos Moreira in São Paulo and has been photographing the urban scenes of the cities he visits since 2009.
He currently works as a freelance journalist and photographer based in Brasília as well as teaching workshops across Brazil and abroad. In 2017, his photo series Rodoviária won the Picture of the Year LATAM award, in the category "The Future of Cities," and in 2019, he published his first book Maximum Shadow Minimal Light with Edition Lammerhuber, which was also exhibited in Hamburg that same year.
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