Beduin stoji usred stotine sveća koje osvetljavaju blaga Petre
to use her camera to record faith. And faith is elusive and abstract, which is why it’s a challenge. Gali’s photography, partly street shots, partly artistic compositions, sometimes black & white, sometimes in colour, she often also focuses on portraits. Then it’s important for her to understand who the person is she’s photographing, and what kind of energy they have. - It is important to me for that person will open up, and many are shy in front of the camera. That’s why I try my best to make them feel comfortable – she says that a good photographer has the inexplicable power to achieve an understanding with foreigners, even though they don’t speak the same language. That’s why she argues that the technique of her work is just like knowing the alphabet – a prerequisite, a research. The core is to investigate the at- mosphere, to have a sense of detail and people. As such, she believes it’s always best to go outside with a camera, to ex- perience and make mistakes. No one can become a good photographer by sitting in front of a computer. - You need to shoot pictures as much as possible. Find a scene that attracts you. Play around with it like a bee around a flower, until the desired photo emerges. Many think they must go to exotic coun- tries because good photos can only be shot there. They are everywhere, around the first corner. It’s a rare combination of light, motion, composition, expression and atmosphere, and all that in a frac- tion of a second. Gali says that her camera is part of her, an extension of her hand. And being a pho- tographer is often a privilege. It’s like sitting in the front row while history is being cre- ated in front of you. She is happy that she visits places that ordinary people only see on TV, while she says that the greatest gift of her calling to travel is that she gets to know new cultures and people, collecting wonderful memories. However, the truth is that not everyone can deal with this job, with its crazy working hours and journeys to unimaginable places just for the sake of photography and telling a story. And though she admits that the camera is a barrier, a shield between her and the situation, while the reaction to everything terrible that she sees comes later. That’s why Gali finds herself in Flamen- co, Oriental and Western African dance, while she used to enjoy fusing her two passions by photographing dance. Today she imagines living somewhere in the Med- iterranean, and when she’s not capturing magic through her lens, she designs silver jewellery... for her soul.
A Bedouin
man stands amongst
the dozens of candles illuminating Petra’s Treasury
Vernici iz Etiopije drže sveće za vreme proslave Svete vatre Ethiopian worshippers hold candles during the Ethiopian ceremony of the “Holy Fire”
ENCHANTING LALIBELA Under the auspices of the Belgrade Photography Festival, Gali Tibbon pre- sented her exhibition “Lalibela – A Journey to the Jerusalem of Africa” at the city’s Museum of African Art. Lalibela is an ancient Ethiopian city that’s un- der UNESCO protection. It emerged during a time when it was forbidden for the local population to embark on pilgrimages to the Holy City. That’s why inhabitants built their own Black Jerusalem in the 11 th century, featuring 11 monolithic churches carved out of rock... - I felt like I was travelling through time. That little town of two thousand in- habitants is visited at once, during the pilgrimage, by thirty thousand Or- thodox believers, dressed in traditional white robes – the story is captivat- ing for the simplicity of the people who travel for weeks on foot to arrive in time for the celebration. OČARAVAJU A LALIBELA Gali Tibon je u okviru Beogradskog fotografskog festivala u Muzeju afričke umetnosti predstavila svoju izložbu Lalibela, putovanje u Jerusalim Afrike . Lali- bela je drevni grad u Etiopiji pod Uneskovom zaštitom, nastao u doba kada je ta- mošnjem stanovništvu bilo zabranjeno da ide na hodačašće u Sveti grad. Zato su žitelji u 11. veku izgradili svoj Crni Jerusalim. Sa 11 monolitnih crkava isklesa- nih u stenama... – Osećala sam kao da putujem kroz vreme. Taj mali grad od 2.000 stanovnika odjednom za vreme hodočašća poseti 30.000 pravoslavnih vernika, odeve- nih u tradicionalne bele natale – priča očarana jednostavnošću ljudi koji ne- deljama putuju peške da bi na vreme stigli na proslavu.
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