Women by Christian Stops
Let's talk about candid portraits. Christian Stops is quite addicted to them, especially the female ones. It almost seems as if he waits for the moment of eye contact to take the shot. The looks are often challenging. His work is a perfect black-and-white, starting from pure white and moving through the greys to total black, yet it allows all the details to emerge.
What struck me is that, despite featuring pleasant women, these are not fashion shots. The women have their own personalities and, above all, are alive, not icons of something, even when dressed fashionably.
