"It's my benchmark in terms of excellence
," says Irene Chambi, the great-granddaughter of Peruvian photographer Martin Chambi.
In the Galerie des Bigotes, in Vannes, around forty of his black and white photos are on display until May 29.
“I never met him, but I always heard stories about him and saw how people were touched by his work,”
says Irene Chambi.
Born in 1891 in southern Peru, Martin Chambi marked the history of Peruvian photography.
“This is the first time that an Amerindian has photographed his people;
usually it was European travellers,"
explains Patrick Clanet, artistic director of Vannes Photos Festival.
Black and white portraits, but also images of indigenous communities and Peruvian landscapes characterize Martin Chambi's photographs.
A work saved by his descendants.
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