A NOTE ON MY PHOTOGRAPHY

The basis of my photographic work is the respect and love towards the people whose picture I am taking, no matter how well I know them, and no matter the circumstances.

I “connect” and I want to make a photograph when I see a certain “attitude of the heart”, conveyed through a gesture, a facial expression, the body language or the posture and appearance.

May it be a longing, a brokenness, an openness for the love of God or a pensive withdrawal from the world, may it be a person rooted in faith or afraid to be lost, I am always fascinated when I see the fragile and ephemeral evidence of the journey we are all on.

You will see more women portrayed in my body of work, for the only reason that they are often more "transparent" then men. They tend to reveal more of themselves, while men prefer to conceal their insides. (But like every rule, this one too is confirmed by its exceptions…)

As I am strictly an observer, I do not “direct” anybody, and I don’t create or impose special situations or positions. I am always working with the existing light and space.

This way I perceive every good photograph as a present, gratefully, offered to me as the photographer as well as to the person in front of my lens.

Donata Wenders

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