Als hätte STEPHANIE PISTEL bereits vorher gewusst, dass sie bei den diesjährigen GoSeeAWARDS15 im Bereich SKIN / BEAUTY Gold abräumt, lautet der Titel einer ihrer Gewinner-Arbeiten doch glatt 'Aureum', die lateinische Bezeichnung für das kostbar-goldene Edelmetall. Sie schwärmt: "Many thanks for the award! Am very happy about it!" Die Motive entstanden in New York und spiegeln sowohl die Macht der pur goldenen Verblendung als auch die negative Seite wider: den goldenen Käfig. Die Strecke 'Persuasion' fotografierte Stephanie in Amsterdam und die Motive thematisieren das Schüchterne, fast Transparente. Unterstützt wurde sie hierfür von Illustratorin Naja Conrad-Hansen.
About - Stephanie Pistel is a celebrity, beauty and fashion photographer based in Amsterdam and New York. Unified by her signature photographic style that has a surreal, yet painterly quality, each of the pieces tells his own story, capturing Stephanie’s filmic vision. Beauty to her lies in the emotion of a very moment. In the detail. The perfect imperfection. Stephanie loves to freeze and magnify these moments. In both the editorial and commercial word, where the artistic approach can differ, but the emotion and the eye for detail stays the same. Looking differently at beauty photography inspires her every day again. And she is always looking forward to the next opportunity to free the inspiration during a new shoot.
In her current expositions, she pays homage to the opportunities that Pistel’s professional live offered her. Capturing intimate and unique moments with a wide range of creative individuals from the world of music, theatre, politics, film, fashion and dance, whose work she admires and whose talent has always inspired her. From Robbie Williams, Alicia Keys and Will. I Am, to Mickey Rourke, Duran Duran and even Nelson Mandela, Pistel’s celebrity photographs show a side to her subjects rarely seen. Wether a candid moment backstage before the show, or a stunning portrait that she has art-directed, each image comes to life with a clarity, depth and beauty that make her work both captivating and distinctive.
