This is one photograph from a series by Swiss photographer Philippe Dudouit. The series documents the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union, United States and Turkey. This image is part of a set, but it is actually extremely powerful by itself. I'm not usually a great fan of single image photography, but strangely I quite like this one by itself. Although I have to admit that the rest of the body of work is pretty strong too. Dudouit provides a useful insight into life on the inside of such an organisation and displays it from a very different perspective to that which we commonly see. The subjects remain human. He has a very simple and classic style. His composition is uncomplicated and the images themselves remain uncluttered. The subject is always clear...
Friday, 15 January 2010
Philippe Dudouit
This is one photograph from a series by Swiss photographer Philippe Dudouit. The series documents the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the European Union, United States and Turkey. This image is part of a set, but it is actually extremely powerful by itself. I'm not usually a great fan of single image photography, but strangely I quite like this one by itself. Although I have to admit that the rest of the body of work is pretty strong too. Dudouit provides a useful insight into life on the inside of such an organisation and displays it from a very different perspective to that which we commonly see. The subjects remain human. He has a very simple and classic style. His composition is uncomplicated and the images themselves remain uncluttered. The subject is always clear...
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