Photographer
Emilio Pesantes is a photo-based artist who aims to expand the relationship between photographer and subject. Letting the collaborators’ presence and shared moments guide the work, Emilio cultivates ‘happy accidents’ as a jazz player would. Their photoshoots are scenes set in vivid texture–highlights are like glints of warmth from a Fender Rhodes keyboard, and shadows are the rich caress of a brush on a snare. Through conversation, they set the gestures and the tempo, falling into rhythms, trading marks of soft pastels, and careful tearing of images. Emilio’s work reassembles photographs through collage to convey what is experienced between them and their collaborators.
Learn more about his work by viewing his portfolio at https://emiliopesantes02.myportfolio.com/work