The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Before releasing her first photo book, A Hundred Summers A Hundred Winters, photographer Bertien van Manen traveled and photographed people's daily lives on a point-and-shoot camera for over three years.
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
What at first glance may seem like gross errors and lack of quality in the photographs (exposed edges, inaccurate focusing or flash flare) actually gives an idea of Manen’s desire to capture the moment, to capture, not to miss what is happening in front of her.
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Vlada, Kazan, Tatarstan, 1992. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Camp near Lake Baikal, 1993. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Lena and Styopa, Odessa, 1992. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Odessa, Primorsky Boulevard, 1992. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Lyalya, Odessa, 1991. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Avtandil with friends, Caucasus, Georgia, 1993. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Beach on Baikal, 1993. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Vasilievsky Mokh, Russia, 1993. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Masha, Ivtsino, Russia, 1991. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Shamanovskaya, bride, 1992. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Novokuznetsk photographers, 1993. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Novokuznetsk cinema, 1991. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Father Nikolai, Vasilievsky Mokh, Russia, 1994. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
The early 90s through the eyes of Bertin van Manen
Peter with his family, Apanas, 1993. (© Bertien van Manen, Courtesy of the Artist and the Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York)
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