FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Kkarsavina - The Untold Story
Community Member
Mara Cabral is a Portuguese photographer, based in South Wales, UK. She has a BA in contemporary dance and is very keen on linking different arts into her photographic creative work. She also runs a outdoor portrait photography business and has a special interest in documenting childhood through her photos.
Mara Cabral · commented on a post
over 6 years ago
What a beautiful project and a wonderful collection of photos. I have always admired white/grey hair and love love love seeing it being celebrated. These ladies are all so full of beauty and power <3
Mara Cabral · upvoted 2 items
over 6 years ago
Mara Cabral · commented on 3 posts
about 7 years ago
What a wonderful project. We need more and more of these to be made <3
That sentence ''The everyday things that people do without a second thought'' really stroke a cord with me. So so true... Mental illnesses make you feel chain and impotent. I'm sorry you had to deal with it and thank you so much for your comments on the photos.
Mara Cabral · upvoted 10 items
about 7 years ago
Mara Cabral · published 2 posts
about 7 years ago
Mara Cabral · submitted 10 posts
about 7 years ago
Mara Cabral · upvoted 3 items
about 9 years ago
Mara Cabral · upvoted 2 items
over 10 years ago
While I agree with your point to a certain extent, I want to point out that post production has always existed, even in camera obscura. The great photos you see have always undergone great, invisible editors. The Photoshop of old were paper masks and flashes of lights here and there, while today an editor can do so much more, but the concept is: even on national geographic, what you see is never, ever what the camera has seen. The great photos of the world have always been "photoshopped" in many, many ways, and that's what makes them good.
It is not meant to be a documented picture showing exactly how things are. As the photographer is quoted, he approaches his work with a "fantastical and surreal" angle. I find it strange that people act as if a photograph must be taken naturally to be beautiful or art. Using Photoshop is just another tool to create art.