'Beauty Mixed with an Unease' I Interview with Photographer Nadav Kander

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Regardless of his sitter-whether family member or influential celebrity-Nadav Kander’s portraiture shows what makes that particular individual human. His aim is to move beyond capturing an accurate likeness-to access the emotions within, the uncertainty, the shadow as much as the light, the complex sense of self that otherwise lays hidden. “Revealed and concealed, beauty and destruction, ease and disease, shame and shameless,” explains Kander, “These paradoxes are essential to all my work and represent what is common to all my varied subject matter…” This collection, the first book dedicated his portraiture, shows the range and nuance of Kander’s work.
With his minimal and intuitive approach, Kander shows his interest in universal experience, which transcends the specificity of public persona or status. His enigmatic depictions of actors, artists, musicians, authors, sports icons and political leaders-from Barack Obama, John le Carré, Alexander McQueen, to Tracey Emin, Robert Plant and Prince Charles-are layered and penetrating, revealing unexpected moments of reverie and vulnerability.
Nadav Kander's book 'The Meeting' is available here: steidl.de/Buec...
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[@Brother_TD]

Did I just find my new fav photographer?

[@Peshur]

You bet me to it

[@ronnelson3593]

This book arrived today and it is amazing! I have followed Nadav's work for awhile - there is so much in this book that I haven't seen - this interview made me buy the book - super talented photographer by a super talented press! Love Steidl!

[@IanMcCausland]

two different pieces of art, the collection of images and the book itself. Both wonderful

[@maxburnettphotography]

Favourite book I've bought to date. Incredible.

[@senior_ranger]

Interesting. I curate a Flickr gallery called "A Melancholy Beauty." Same general idea.

[@damookie]

a true MASTER !!!

[@speb]

would love to know who actually sat the interview?

[@Peshur]

Jedi level

[@AceHardy]

📸

[@jasongold6751]

Awful portraits, weird colour. Of course 'anti apartheid' not maybe not wanting to do 9 months or 2years in army? The huge populations and massive media in UK, USA and Western Europe, would benefit. I like his landscapes.