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Grégory Escande is a photographer based in Mozambique. Grég is a teacher who’s lived in Africa for 20 years and created a unique style of photography which he describes as a ’studio in the street’. Grég’s photography captures the strength and vibrancy of the people of Maputo, the sheer joy of childhood in his shots of kids playing as well as touching on the hard realities of life in what is widely considered one of the poorest countries in the world.
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Greg’s Instagram - www.instagram.com/photo_in_moz
"PHOTOGRAPHER GRÉGORY ESCANDE | DESTINATION MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
A FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHER BY DAY, GRÉGORY ESCANDE HAS FOUND A STRIKING WAY TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF EVERYDAY LIFE, OUTSIDE OF HIS BUSY WORKING LIFE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. MAPUTO IS THE CAPITAL OF MOZAMBIQUE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST GROWTH CENTRES IN AFRICA, YET THESE IMAGES SHARE THE RAW HONESTY OF POVERTY AND SURVIVAL IN TRADITIONAL WAYS. TAKE A MOMENT IN MAPUTO RIGHT NOW. WE FIND EACH PHOTO INCREDIBLY HUMBLING.
"In 2017 I started to photograph everyday life portraits in Maputo, Mozambique. Themes and content inspiring me come exclusively from a relatively small perimeter around my house. In this space, I look at daily life in the streets of the city and try to isolate my subject – mother with a child, children or men selling goods – into a frame of light and color."
"Born in Spain and raised in the south of France, Escande moved to Africa 20 years ago and chooses to have a “studio on the street” to create a beautiful and authentic portrait of the capital of Mozambique through vibrant and striking photos. He captures scenes that are so common there that they would go unnoticed, such as mothers and their children, men recycling and selling products on the streets, and kids playing and sharing them with the rest of the world. He takes both genuine and unstaged portraits and recreates the scenes he sees in the streets every day by putting more thought and effort into it."
Maputo derived its former name from the Portuguese trader who first explored the region in 1544. "The town developed around a Portuguese fortress completed in 1787. Created a city-town in 1887, it superseded the town of Moçambique as the capital of Portuguese East Africa in 1907."
Maputo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈputu]), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital of Mozambique.
"The history of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, traces its origins back over 500 years when a fishing village developed by Maputo Bay on the site where the modern city of Maputo now stands. The first Europeans to discover the bay were Portuguese navigators led by António de Campo in 1502. In 1544, the Portuguese merchant and explorer Lourenço Marques reached the bay and named it Delagoa Bay. The Portuguese established a fort on the site but were soon forced to abandon it. In 1721, the Dutch East India Company established Fort Lydsaamheid on the bay but abandoned it due to conflicts with local Africans and the unhealthy environment. In the mid-18th century, the Portuguese returned to the bay, selling ivory to British ships carrying Indian textiles. In 1773, William Bolts of the Trieste Company reached the bay and claimed it for the Holy Roman Empire. Bolts and the Austrians were forced out in 1781 by Portuguese ships sent from Goa.
That year, hoping to prevent other European powers from claiming the area in the future, the Portuguese constructed a fortress on the bay, naming it Lourenço Marques. During the late 18th and early 19th century, the fort was mainly used by French, British, and American whaling ships to stop for provisions. A town grew around the fort starting around 1850, and in 1877, it was elevated to city status. In 1898, the colony of Portuguese Mozambique relocated its capital there. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Lourenço Marques grew both in population and economic development as a port city. Upon Mozambican independence in 1975, the city became the national capital and was renamed Maputo. During the Mozambican Civil War, the city's economy was devastated. When the war ended, the FRELIMO government launched a program to revive the city's economy, and to clean up the city by forcibly removing criminals, squatters, and undocumented residents. Since then, Maputo's economy, centered around its port, has recovered, and stability has returned." - Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History... )
I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS and MUSIC IN THIS EDUCATIONAL SLIDE VIDEO. - [ No Copyright Infringement Intended ] - Dale Ricardo Shields
Music: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (Extended Intro Mix 2020)
Bert Steemers (Mix) - YouTube
WRITERS: Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley
Island Records
https://www.shibuiandco.com/shibui-pa...
Support Gregory at the following links:
Greg’s Instagram - www.instagram.com/photo_in_moz
"PHOTOGRAPHER GRÉGORY ESCANDE | DESTINATION MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
A FRENCH LANGUAGE TEACHER BY DAY, GRÉGORY ESCANDE HAS FOUND A STRIKING WAY TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF EVERYDAY LIFE, OUTSIDE OF HIS BUSY WORKING LIFE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. MAPUTO IS THE CAPITAL OF MOZAMBIQUE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST GROWTH CENTRES IN AFRICA, YET THESE IMAGES SHARE THE RAW HONESTY OF POVERTY AND SURVIVAL IN TRADITIONAL WAYS. TAKE A MOMENT IN MAPUTO RIGHT NOW. WE FIND EACH PHOTO INCREDIBLY HUMBLING.
"In 2017 I started to photograph everyday life portraits in Maputo, Mozambique. Themes and content inspiring me come exclusively from a relatively small perimeter around my house. In this space, I look at daily life in the streets of the city and try to isolate my subject – mother with a child, children or men selling goods – into a frame of light and color."
"Born in Spain and raised in the south of France, Escande moved to Africa 20 years ago and chooses to have a “studio on the street” to create a beautiful and authentic portrait of the capital of Mozambique through vibrant and striking photos. He captures scenes that are so common there that they would go unnoticed, such as mothers and their children, men recycling and selling products on the streets, and kids playing and sharing them with the rest of the world. He takes both genuine and unstaged portraits and recreates the scenes he sees in the streets every day by putting more thought and effort into it."
Maputo derived its former name from the Portuguese trader who first explored the region in 1544. "The town developed around a Portuguese fortress completed in 1787. Created a city-town in 1887, it superseded the town of Moçambique as the capital of Portuguese East Africa in 1907."
Maputo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈputu]), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the capital of Mozambique.
"The history of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, traces its origins back over 500 years when a fishing village developed by Maputo Bay on the site where the modern city of Maputo now stands. The first Europeans to discover the bay were Portuguese navigators led by António de Campo in 1502. In 1544, the Portuguese merchant and explorer Lourenço Marques reached the bay and named it Delagoa Bay. The Portuguese established a fort on the site but were soon forced to abandon it. In 1721, the Dutch East India Company established Fort Lydsaamheid on the bay but abandoned it due to conflicts with local Africans and the unhealthy environment. In the mid-18th century, the Portuguese returned to the bay, selling ivory to British ships carrying Indian textiles. In 1773, William Bolts of the Trieste Company reached the bay and claimed it for the Holy Roman Empire. Bolts and the Austrians were forced out in 1781 by Portuguese ships sent from Goa.
That year, hoping to prevent other European powers from claiming the area in the future, the Portuguese constructed a fortress on the bay, naming it Lourenço Marques. During the late 18th and early 19th century, the fort was mainly used by French, British, and American whaling ships to stop for provisions. A town grew around the fort starting around 1850, and in 1877, it was elevated to city status. In 1898, the colony of Portuguese Mozambique relocated its capital there. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Lourenço Marques grew both in population and economic development as a port city. Upon Mozambican independence in 1975, the city became the national capital and was renamed Maputo. During the Mozambican Civil War, the city's economy was devastated. When the war ended, the FRELIMO government launched a program to revive the city's economy, and to clean up the city by forcibly removing criminals, squatters, and undocumented residents. Since then, Maputo's economy, centered around its port, has recovered, and stability has returned." - Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History... )
I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS and MUSIC IN THIS EDUCATIONAL SLIDE VIDEO. - [ No Copyright Infringement Intended ] - Dale Ricardo Shields
Music: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (Extended Intro Mix 2020)
Bert Steemers (Mix) - YouTube
WRITERS: Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley
Island Records
https://www.shibuiandco.com/shibui-pa...
