Victor Cambet, Capturing Kyoto
With a photographic approach led by curiosity, the French photographer renders the banal moments on the streets of Kyoto sublime.
Courtesy of Victor Cambet
His images of Kyoto are striking, in which geisha descend the streets in a manner that is both quotidian and exceptional. Victor Cambet explains on his website, ‘my approach, in a society saturated with images, and where perfection is a codified concept, is to bring to the fore real human beauty, that which we come across on a daily basis, but rarely notice.’
Montreal-based French photographer Victor Cambet trained as a graphic designer before turning his lens to street photography. In the centre of saturated urban environments he hones in on individuals in the midst of it all, who would otherwise be lost in the crowd.
‘The street is a film’
From dimly lit restaurants to neon-lined streets, Victor Cambet’s images suspend banal moments in a way that renders them iconic. While most of his images retain a mysterious degree of anonymity, featuring decor and subjects that could be timeless and using locations that remain difficult to identify, some of his photographs contain clear cultural indicators. ‘The street is a film where each stranger becomes the leading light,’ writes the photographer.
Victor Cambet’s work can be found on his website.
Courtesy of Victor Cambet
Courtesy of Victor Cambet
Courtesy of Victor Cambet
Courtesy of Victor Cambet
Courtesy of Victor Cambet
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