He has been touring some of them for about four years. state markets. He did this not with his camera, but also with words, observations, and conversations to capture what was beyond. result titled without disguise, A photography book by Winston Hughes from Alicante where he wants to give visibility to the people who bring these street stalls to life. “The emotions that coexist in these markets are as diverse as their protagonists,” he says. artist, illustrator and photographer Directing “a conscious look at the rough and human part of these spaces from a daily and personal point of view”.
AlicanteSan Faz, San Juan and La Nucia These are some of the main scenarios that he visited again and again to shape this book containing 102 photos, all in black and white.
This photobook “focuses on the less elegant part of markets” as the author researches and documents people and their culture from an “everyday and personal” perspective. “I’m saying the harshness of this lifestyle, “It’s not usually chosen, it’s imposed by life,” he says.
The aim of the book, which he hopes to present shortly at Casa Mediterráneo, is not only to create a file of images of markets and people, but also to use photography as metaphorical scenarios in these spaces to create a discourse. between the current world governed by technology and proximity, and the world that still has human socio-cultural habits”.
In this sense, Hughes proposes “a reflection on how mankind has changed before”. imposition and dynamism of technology and how does this affect our social behaviorcommunication habits and personal relationships”.
For this reason, he underlines that “in a world where online shopping is increasing, it is an area where you can talk face to face and bring out the most human side”.
The most relevant thing about these images is that they depict “very real people they are what they are and not pretending to be something else”. Although most of them are “stolen” photos, the human value of these photos is their biggest proof. “I talked to people a lot and this conversation was filling. more than the image I can take; but when the two are combined, it’s okay”.
He explains that there are incredible stories behind many of them,”some situations are greatAlso many cultures coexist “there is no war, we are all equal there”.
Now it wants to complete this work by expanding it to other markets in Spain and perhaps other countries.
Prize and refugees
Winston Hughes, son of painter Hughes, who died in 2019 Lonja is currently hosting an exhibitionHe studied Fine Arts and also worked with painting, illustration, sculpture and ceramics, as well as working as an advertiser and creative at various agencies both in Spain and the United States. But it confirms that photography has always accompanied me, that it is an extraordinary language for communication and that it has the power to touch the soul.
In fact, he won a few weeks ago. International Center on Aging (CENIE) Photography Contest Grand Prizewith your photo Vitamin D
no costume It’s not the first photo book. published last year Get a plate. celebration cookbook A study for the Spanish Commission for Refugee Assistance (CEAR) in which it collects the gastronomy of different countries through meals prepared by people living in Spain fleeing the situation in their place of origin. “Gastronomy is an excuse to raise awareness about it.”
You have now changed the record and are working on a project On the pottery that developed in Agost. “Ceramics is one of my favorite disciplines, I love the wheel.”