The Secrets of Musical Instruments Through the Lens of a Brilliant Photographer
Photography, like any other art form, opens up a wide scope for creativity for the master. Some create portraits of people, others shoot street scenes or sports competitions. There are fans of underwater and underground photography. Australian photo artist Charles Brooks photographs musical instruments. But his works are special, because Brooks shoots them inside, that is, where we never see them.
Charles Brooks's photography is a captivating symphony of visual art. The photographer himself is a renowned cellist who has toured the world with concerts over a 20-year career. Brooks has performed both as a soloist and with symphony orchestras in Australia, Chile, Brazil and China.
Charles became interested in photography in 2016, at the peak of his music career. As often happens with talented people, he quickly achieved success in a new art form. Today, Brooks's photographs are published by such publications as National Geographic, NBC News, The Daily Mail, Der Spiegel, The Telegraph, Die Zeit, Lonely Planet and countless others.
Charles Brooks' work is visionary. His works show both familiar and rare things from unusual perspectives. The exquisite halls of the Paris Conservatory, the Large Hadron Collider, medieval and modern cathedrals - the photographer shows us different places as we have never seen them before.
But Brooks' most famous photographs are still connected with music. Using special equipment, he takes pictures of the "interiors" hidden under the decks and lids of musical instruments. Thanks to the photographer, we can look inside an antique organ, a concert piano, a saxophone, and even the instruments of the great masters Stradivari and Guarneri!
Charles Brooks' photographs are a stunning photographic universe filled with vivid images and unique perspectives. It is a beautiful interweaving of music and visual art that resonates with everyone.
What musical instruments would you be interested in seeing from the inside? Share in the comments whose “inner worlds” you would like to explore with Charles Brooks?