The work of photographer Agnes Donnadieu has been called brooding and sexy, edgy and glamorous, erotic and slick. It's also been called "European." What nobody has ever called it is "Midwestern," though Donnadieu has lived and worked in Chicago for the last 9 years. Donnadieu's photos tend to be dark and shadowy. Her images of people appear unposed, yet the composition is graphic, candid, without being contrived. The dramatic look of her photos is due in part to her direct lighting technique.

In Romance languages, photography is an art form of feminine gender. In my view, irrespective of whether it is pursued by a man or woman, it requires the insight and sensitivity that normally belongs to the feminine hemisphere in each human being. Someone, much more authoritative than I, has compared photography to the art of Zen, suggesting the need for feminine sensibility. It is a cultural, but also a physical question. I once read that a woman¹s nose, if properly trained, becomes incredibly sensitive, ... [ read more ]

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Agnes Donnadieu
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