Description
For over thirty years, Ron Oliver has offered a unique service to parents around the world who prefer a more artistic, less sentimental approach to portraits of their children. His images can be strong, emotional, mysterious, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial. Inside Out presents a new complexity in Oliver's imagery that reflects an evolution in his approach. A Ron Oliver portrait session is more than just a photo shoot. It is an intriguing journey of co-creation, on which the model and the photographer embark together. Oliver's mission is to capture the essence of a person and translate it into a strikingly pure and powerful portrait, which originates from the ideas and thoughts the models have expressed about themselves. The children set the narrative; this is their unique journey, their identity defined in a single snapshot.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Antwerp
Netherlands
Illustrations
40 Colour, 40 B&W
Dimensions
Height: 315 mm
Width: 290 mm
ISBN-13
978-94-6058-102-1 (9789460581021)
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Person
Ron Oliver was born in London in 1959. He began taking photographs of his friends and family while he was still at school and he succeeded in developing this into a highly successful career. Oliver's unique portraits are powerful and contemporary.
Content
For over thirty years, Ron Oliver has offered a unique service to parents around the world who prefer a more artistic, less sentimental approach to portraits of their children. His images can be strong, emotional, mysterious, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial. 'Inside Out' presents a new complexity in Oliver's imagery that reflects an evolution in his approach. A Ron Oliver portrait session is more than just a photo shoot. It is an intriguing journey of co-creation, on which the model and the photographer embark together. Oliver's mission is to capture a person's essence and translate it into strikingly pure and powerful portraits, which originate from ideas and thoughts the models have shared about themselves. The children are at the helm at all times; the journey is all about them.