Female strives to capture transgender women without artificial studio lighting or the irrelevance of color. While trans people are often sensationalized in the media, Pilar Vergara set out to quietly capture their individuality through intimate portraits. Pilar Vergara, originally from Chile, has a long background in human rights photography. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post Magazine, the Associated Press, and Reuters, among other outlets.
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True portraits of transgender women.
“Each image offers a moment of silent repose, to gaze upon the visage of one woman after another as they share a private moment with Vergara, one that often feels all guards have been let down and each subject simply is.”, - Feature Shoot, July 2018 “Vergara de-sensationalizes these women by removing artifice in favor of sincerity.”, - Photographer's Forum, Fall 2018 “Female increases the awareness around the complexities of gender identity and expression.”, - Musee Magazine, May 24, 2018 Also featured by NBC News
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ISBN
9781942084495
Publisert
2018-05-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Daylight Books
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
203 mm
Bredde
254 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
96

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Biographical note

Pilar Vergara holds a degree in Journalism from the Universidad Catolica in her home country of Chile. While there, her commitment to humanistic photography led her to work for a leading news magazine, published in opposition to the Pinochet regime. She also shot assignments for Reuters and the Associated Press. When she was based in Washington, DC, Pilar was a regular contributor to the Washington City Paper and The Washington Post Magazine.