An attractive sequence captured in the course of the transition from day to nighttime by photographer Patricia Reyes. Born in Venezuela and raised in Sweden, Reyes is of Afro-Latin descent. Rising up between cultures, languages, and methods of seeing has deeply formed each her identification and creative follow. For Reyes, pictures is a approach of preserving tales, navigating belonging, and commenting on dominant buildings of energy. Her work is rooted in statement and explores visible tradition—how folks form and are formed by the locations they inhabit. “Atlantic Ocean Twilight” was photographed alongside the Atlantic shoreline of The Gambia, the place Reyes lived for a 12 months. Horse riders, wrestlers, households, and beachgoers develop into a part of a visible narrative that displays the transformative potential of being seen on one’s personal phrases.
“On the coronary heart of this work is a need to create pictures that transfer past acquainted narratives usually connected to African topics. Slightly than documenting wrestle, I {photograph} folks of their full essence. By means of model, presence, motion, pleasure, and self-expression. The people in these pictures are usually not passive topics however energetic individuals, co-creating the photographs with me by means of belief, collaboration, and shared curiosity.”
Patricia Reyes participated in our 2026 E-book Award and made our shortlist.
