You´re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn´t lose it.
Robin Williams
Isabelle M. Coordes
Ordinary Street Life and Other Oddities - this is what I am capturing in my pictures and this is what keeps on fascinating me every time I am out for a stroll with my camera. I am always on the lookout for the little spark of madness - or magic - in the ordinary moments.
Whereas my regular job and my vibrant family life involves a lot of talking, I enjoy the silence when I’m out in the streets. Photography helps me to focus my attention on the present moment and to forget about everything else, capturing the world how I perceive it - one moment, one shot, one step at a time.
I believe in the power of connection. Together, we can be the change we want to see in the world. This is why I am an ambassador for the international 24hourproject.
I am an active member and Instagram curator at Progressive Street, a community of international photographers dedicated to the visual narrative of the street.
If you enjoy my work, feel free to connect with me. I am available for projects.
Awards
2023: Honorable Mention in the category “Reflections”, Paris Street Photo Awards
Exhibitions
Familiar Strangers - Portrait Photography,
International group exhibition, ephemere gallery,
20.04.- 28.04.24, Tokyo, Japan
Xposure International Photography Festival, 28.02.-05.03.24, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates
Effestival 4.0 Street Photography Festival, 14.-18.12.23, Anagni, Italy
Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 28.08.-22.10.23, Ballarat, Australia
Festivals
ProgresFestival 2024
Street and Art Photofestival, 10.01.-15.06.24,
https://www.progresfestival.com/
Member of Editorial Staff and
IG Curator @progresfestival
Publications
Familiar Strangers, Murayama, Anne (publ.), Tokyo, Japan, 2024.
https://everythingisephemere.com/products/p/familiar-strangers
Street Surprises, Her Side of the Street, 03/24
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/street-surprises-444dc3314f68
You‘ve got a Message, Her Side of the Street, 12/23 https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/youve-got-a-message-b557f5d63291
Down Under, Her Side of the Street, 11/23
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/down-under-cf8345d727ec
Best Hands, Her Side of the Street, 06/23
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/best-hands-1716befa2608
Soul of Street 06/23
A Second Look, Her Side of the Street, 01/23
https://medium.com/her-side-of-the-street/a-second-look-f7b9adba4a75
Online Features
My work has been featured by the following Street Photography Collectives:
Women in Street • Unexposed Collective • Progressive Street • Street Me Up •. Lonewalkers SNP • Eroded Street • Everything is Ephemere • Storytelling and Street Photography • WeGallery • AASP Australian Association of Street Photographers • Street Macadam • Collateral Eyes and more.
Network
Member and IG Curator at
Progressive Street
Member at Unexposed Collective
Member at Women in Street
Ambassador for 24hourproject.org