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urban dystopia III (2022)

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Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 01_L1008665.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 02_L1009246-2.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 03_L1002300.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 04_L1008776.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 05_L1003280.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 06_L1002886.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 07_L1002938-2.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - 08_L1009434-2.jpg
Jean-Pierre Damen urban and street photography - L1004433.jpg

urban dystopia III

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This series is about molding the ordinary into an new reality, revealing underlying themes of (social) isolation and anxiety.

The works are unstaged and often point and shoot. The series is about documenting everyday urban life, but tapping into a second layer, often a layer of discomfort, of disconnection.

This is a new edition in the long-running series and is still in progress.

The series URBAN DYSTOPIA III (Titled Urban Discomfort) won an honourable mention in the 2021 IPA Photo Awards, in the category people / street photography.

topics

  • gear

    • Leica M10-D first impressions: a delicate beast
    • Street Photography: Analog or Digital?
  • inspiration

    • Inspiration: Harry Gruyaert
    • Inspiration: Michael Ackerman
  • notes

    • Notes on streetphotography (part 1): coincidence
    • Notes on streetphotography (part 2): routine
  • photo essay

    • A day with Gewand, a photo essay
    • Pandemic Aesthetic, a photo essay
    • Naturbeton, a photo essay
    • Caged, a photo essay
    • A Day with Elena, a photo essay
    • Nightowls, a photo essay
  • series

    • The making of Urban Dystopia
    • Nightdrifters Series
  • workshops

    • Streetphotography workshop with Siegfried Hansen
    • Streetphotography workshop with Martin U Waltz
    • Thoughts on taking a streetphotography workshop

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