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| Portrait of Margot Errante |
Margot Errante has led an interesting and cosmopolitan life. Born and raised in Italy Errante has lived throughout Europe and Asia, both working and studying abroad. She holds an undergraduate degree in Chinese and French Translation with an emphasis on Ethnolinguistics, as well as a Masters in Cultural Anthropology that she earned at Yunnan University in China. She landed in China as a result of her first job as a travel photographer. Her editor charged her with photographing and learning more about the local people, and she jumped at the opportunity. Her past and current photographic work has been widely influenced by people, and she credits her cultural anthropological work as providing her the insights required to better understand the socio-cultural complexities of the people she captures on film. Her body of work is not just related to photography but ethnographic film and a television series picked up by CNBC. Errante made the transition to artistic photography as a result of 15 years of her work being stolen. This traumatic experience caused her to shift her attention away from reporting to capturing the artistic essence of her subject, which was already present in her photojournalistic work. Her photographs have been on display in galleries throughout Asia and Europe, and she has won various photography prizes. It is through her ethnographic study and cultural immersion that Errante knows how best to capture the essence of her subjects, thereby enriching the subject matter of her work.
Bibliography
Errante, Margot. MargotErrante.com. 2020. Electronic. 8 December 2020.
Ramakrishnan, P. "A Woman’s Eye: Margot Errante." 4 May 2018. Prestige. Electronic. 8 December 2020.
Zhang, Jing. "Margot Errante: The anthropologist and photographer on finding stillness, overcoming darkness and her return to Italy." 5 November 2020. Prestige. Electronic. 8 December 2020.
5 comments:
So much integrity and determination. Even after her work was taken from her she still continued her dream. I wonder what different challenges she faced while traveling from country to country
It’s interesting seeing how many different careers like being a photographer studying anthropology can prepare someone for. I’m also proud of Margot Errante for continuing her work even after she was discredited.
-Alannah Wade
I never knew that Anthropology could be tied into Photography. As I read these blogs I realize that Anthropology is all around us and should not be looked over.
-Jasmine Hill
I had never heard of Margot Errante till after I read this post. It was interesting to learn that she transitioned to artistic photography after fifteen years of her work being stolen.
Elaine christopher
Mauriah Taylor
This blog was nice to read, it shows me you can really do anything you put your mind to. I think Margot Errante's life is interesting and I love how her photography and cultural anthropology backgrounds are combined in her art. It's cool how she catches the energy of her subjects in her photographs by drawing on her understanding of many cultures. After such a hard event, she switched to artistic photography, showing her drive and creativity. It's nice to see how she turned tragedy into something positive.
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