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Vom Album ViewPix Streetlife
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Streetportait Libo, China 2017
Willem Wernsen hat ein Bild in der Galerie geposted in Members Albums Category
Vom Album China
With the appearance of the photo book you hold in your hands a long cherished dream has come through. Together with my first two books “Beautiful People”(2003) and “Timeless”(2011), “Behind the Great Wall” forms a trilogy of my photography work. My interest in China started at a young age. The first acquaintance was in a dark movie theatre through the big screen. The mystery of this enormous country grabbed hold of me as a thirteen year old boy. After seeing the movie ”The Inn of the Sixth Happiness” (1958) with Ingrid Bergman as leading lady, I went looking for books and documentaries, since I wanted to know more about the overwhelming China. Thirty-two years later, in 1999, my now deceased wife Margareth stimulated me to make a trip to China. Her sister went there regularly for work and she spoke the language. I was forty-five and was seriously occupied with analogue black & white photography for over twenty years. When this opportunity knocked, I grabbed it with both hands. My work has a strong social-documentary character, in which love and interest for people is central. I want to make the essence and the story behind the people palpable for the viewer. This interest for capturing people and the simple things in life, in which the little events of life mainly interest me, also became my drive in China. The impression China made on me was foremost an experience. It was not a matter of culture shock, as you might hear from travellers abroad. Before I had already read, seen and heard a lot about the country, but what surprised and touched me were the peoples’ living and working conditions. This reality hit me as a social shock. During my travels I thoroughly enjoyed the kindness, helpfulness, openness and hospitality of the people. I did not speak their language and communication occurred with hand and feet. It would occur that people felt somewhat uncomfortable with the strange westerner I was to them. Some situations were so poor and as a social-documentary photographer this touched me profoundly. But, in spite of their vulnerability, they showed themselves and let me capture them. This makes for deep respect. My gratitude goes out to all those fantastic people I got to meet and photograph in beautiful and mysterious China. Without them the publishing of this book would not have been possible. Selling a book to me is and always will be very special. From all over the world I receive reactions from admirers of photography who own my books and appreciate them. The knowledge that people enjoy my photography and let themselves be inspired by my work is a huge stimulant for me. My own bookshelves bear witness to the fact that others have helped me find my path as well. That I, om my turn, can do this with passion not only calls for modesty but also pride. Willem Wernsen. Luxe edition, hardcover photobook-192 pages, size 30cm x 28 cm-175 large B&W photos in duotone and stories of Willem Wernsen-Language: Dutch, English, partly Chinese-Publisher: Stichting (Foundation) Willem Wernsen FotografieDesign: Hilde Salverda of Kunst (Art) & Marketing, Amsterdam ISBN/EAN: 978-90-822471-0-7 Release : October 2014. I am very excited to announce that this fall my new book ‘Behind the Great Wall’is available now. ‘Behind the Great Wall’ is a photo documentary on my travels in China in 1999. Costs € 45,-, which will include a signed black & white photograph printed on high quality paper.A4 To order please transfer € 51,95 (including courier costs) to the account of the Willem Wernsen Photography Foundation, clearly mentioning your full name and address and send an email to stichtingwillemwernsen@gmail.com with your details to receive confirmation. When ordering from outside The Netherlands but within Europe, the costs – including courier costs – will be € 58.50, for the ROW (rest of the world) the costs will be € 65. I am sure that with acquiring this photobook, you will have an exclusive artefact for you and those around you. “Stichting Willem Wernsen Fotografie” Chamber of Commerce number: 60291729 Bank: IBAN: NL52RABO 0163302111- BIC: RABONL2U E-mail: stichtingwillemwernsen@gmail.com© ©Foundation Willem Wernsen Photography
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Vom Album Fototreff Walk & Talk Berlin
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Viewers empathize with photos taken from the heart My interest in photography started early. When I was 13, I would buy photo books with money I got from distributing folders for the grocer in our street. I was attracted to black-and-white social documentary photography. The books introduced me to the grand masters. I never lost sight of social documentary photography. It’s part of my work. 45 years ago, when I was 22, I bought a camera. I took pictures of people in their own space. Later, I took portraits of faces which I thought were striking. I had a self-made daylight studio, which consisted of a cheap black sheet which I’d toss over my subject’s laundry line, or fence. I’d install the subject in front of the sheet, then I’d wait for the subject’s psychological state to reveal itself, and for the right light. Sometimes I’d direct some light with newspaper or white cardboard. And then the shutter went click, that’s how simple it was. At the time I was working with a 6x6 camera, which I occasionally still use. Soon I had a darkroom of my own, and managed to learn the art of developing and printing. I still work with pure natural light. In photography, it’s content that matters. The meaning of content, which is to grasp the essence of the image, is something I discovered back in the days I was studying the works of my masters. Content is my passion. The technical side, like the transition from analog to digital photography, is just something that can be learned. Over the years, my collection of photography books has grown significantly. It happens that I get one out, and leaf through it. What has also taught me and opened me up during the last forty years are exhibitions, lectures, portfolio assessments, articles in photography magazines, my membership of a small photography collective and constructive criticism of my work. My theme has always been people. It’s people that I’ve been digging into all these years. I often thought I’d got down to the bone, but every time I realized I wasn’t there yet. After all these years, still so much to learn. People is an endless subject, with lots of ups-and-downs, which I never allow to get in the way of my love of the work. I’ve tried to unify the social documentary aspect of my work with the fellow human beings aspect. The kind of photographer I’ve become has been a journey in which I’ve been able to gather knowledge and inspiration, as well as the ability to create from out of my heart, to create very much my own work, to find my own particular thumb print. The conclusions of this long search lie in my five books, which include two educational works. 2003 Beautiful People 2011 Timeless 2014 Behind the Great Wall 2015 On Street Photography (English-language) 2019 101 Tips for Street Photography * (Also published in English as E-Book) 2022 Zuiderburen * Co-authored with the Belgian photographer Piet Van den Eynde Beautiful People, Timeless, On Street Photography and Zuiderburen are no longer available. Willem Wernsen, Member of DuPho/GKf. www.willemwernsen.com