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

https://www.streetphotoawards.art/site/winners-gallery/spa-2023/single/shadows-reflection/honorable-mention/6181

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

Publications

  • 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