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erste.reihe Gallery showroom #1 during the exhibition “Poetry of Coincidence”

Did you miss Marco’s photo exhibition “Poetry of Coincidence / Poesie des Zufalls” last December? While we can’t recreate the wonderful atmosphere and great talks that we had during the exhibition, we can still share the images with you.

The gallery erste.reihe is now representing Marco’s limited framed print series and will ship it directly to your doorstep.

Please check out the online gallery page to the fine art series, or visit the gallery in person when you are in the area (Address: Schlankreye 71 in Hamburg, Germany)

 

The erste.reihe gallery is conveniently located close to Subway Station Hoheluftbruecke in Hamburg.

erste.reihe Gallery showroom #2 during the exhibition “Poetry of Coincidence”

Poetry of Coincidence / Poesie des Zufalls - Marco Larousse photo exhibition

Poetry of Coincidence (Poesie des Zufalls in German) is a photo project that I have been working on for more than 10 years.

The ever increasing popularity of smartphones seem to make people less aware of the beauty and special moments that surround them every day. "Reality" is mainly consumed through instagram and facebook feeds that other people throw into their timeline.

In this series I focus on the unposed, spontaneous, and special moments that surround us every day and only last for 1/1000s.

These moments happen purely coincidental and tell a story. To me, they are like a single frame cut out from a film-reel of a Hollywood blockbuster. Not knowing what happened before, or what happened after that single frame, I would like for the viewers to explore the images and make up their own stories to the frames.

The series is exhibited at "erstereihe.hamburg" gallery between November 21st and December 7th, 2019.

Here is a quick video of the preparation for the exhibition:

Preceding the opening of a photo exhibition there is a lot of work involved. Image selection, editing, and printing should be taken care of long before the vernissage. But even when the frames and prints are delivered at the gallery there is still a lot of time involved in the framing and hanging process.

The exhibition started with a vernissage on a Thursday evening and was preceded by coverage from the main local TV station in Hamburg. And despite the rain and cold temperatures at the evening of the vernissage, the gallery was heavily frequented and the exhibition received a lot of positive feedback.

Vernissage opening speech by Marco Larousse - photo credit: Pasa Toskic

Time to enjoy the 30 prints of the exhibition - photo credit: Pasa Toskic

The audience takes time to discover each story behind the prints - photo credit: Pasa Toskic

Art needs to be discussed and enjoyed, too

At the evening of the busy vernissage, not all images could be thoroughly enjoyed and not all questions could be answered by me. Therefore we decided to offer an artist talk on Thursday, November 28th for those who wanted to find out more about the images and the photographer behind them. - photo credit: Pasa Toskic

The exhibition finissage is on December 7th between 15h - 18h.

 

How a street photography photo is planned and created

In street photography, there is quite a complex creative process going on inside my head before I capture the image. But some people may still think that street photography is all about lucky snapshots.

Admittedly, a bit of luck does play a role in street photography because we rely on interesting subjects that are around in the same place and at the same time where we are. And this coincidental factor has kept me going in street photography for the past 25 years - and it has never been boring for me.

But the most important factors that I would attribute to my best street photos are based on exploring a scene and narrowing down the options of a place and the timing. Once you have reached this clear focus and pre-visualization of your image, you are on your way to capture the decisive moment that tells a story in your images.

My friend Steve Brazill invited me to his “Behind the Shot Podcast” and allowed me to take you along the creation process of one of my most famous street images. I share the decisions that I have made before the shot that lead me to narrow down to the final location, timing, and the story that I saw in front of me.

Please take the time to watch and listen to this inspiring interview.