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What pictures can tell about father and son

By Ruan Fan ( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2016-06-19 08:53:31

What pictures can tell about father and son

Father and son, 2015, France. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Do you have preferences in choosing your subjects in your "Father and Son" project, as you seem to like taking photos of disadvantaged groups in society?

I do not choose the models for "Father and Son". The residence in the country that welcomes me puts out an announcement, asking for volunteer subjects, whom I will then interview in person. What interests me in the work of "Father and Son" is to present men in a sensible manner. I'm interested in presenting them through a different prism than their usual image: authority, courage, and power. I see them in their fragility, in their doubt and their pain…

 
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