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Alex Majoli

WWI Reenactment

This series of pics is the result of the time he spent with a group of local re-enactors who restage historic battles in northern Italy.

"The moment people get near a camera, they start playing a role. Everyone does it, myself included." Alex Majoli (1971) is fascinated by the theatricality of real life. Rather than deconstructing it, though, he wants to enlarge it. He joins the game, producing images that are deliberately filmic and theatrical.

The pictures were shot in daylight, using a combination of underexposure and flash.

Credit of the profile picture: © Alex Majoli/Magnum Photos
Alex Majoli is a finalist nominated by the jury member Andréa Holzherr.